Purchase Order Entry Authorization Keys

The following authorization keys control a user's ability to enter and edit purchase orders.

BOOK.LETTER.CREDIT

Allows access to the Book Letters of Credit option in the the Customer Sales Rebate Report. To allow a user to book a letter of credit, also assign the POE.ALLOW authorization key. Booking letters of credit creates a negative received purchase order to the rebate vendor

COST.PO.VIEW

Allows access to view Totals and Subtotals on the Totals tab of a purchase order. ClosedMore:

New in Release 8.7.9.

Job Roles

Purchasing agents or other personnel required to review costs on purchase orders.

Options

None.

Levels

None.

Dependencies

Users who have the COST.VIEW authorization key also need the COST.PO.VIEW authorization key to view the Totals and Subtotals displayed on the POE Totals tab. Without these keys, the system displays asterisks (*) for the values.

Required For:

Viewing costs on purchase orders.

FREIGHT.TARGET.OVERRIDE

Allows access to release a purchase order when the order total does not meet the vendor's minimum target amount. If the user does not have this authorization, the system prompts for a password.

PO.DOLLAR.LVL.OPEN.LIMIT

Allows approval of a purchase order that is over a user's authorized limit. This works with the "User Levels For Max $ P/O Without Authorization" control record. When a user enters a Purchase Order that is above their allowed amount, a supervisor with this authorization key has to approve the order. When you have this authorization key, you do not have a limit for the amount of a Purchase Order.

POE.ALLOWED

Allows access to purchase order entry to view, edit, and create purchase orders. ClosedMore

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

Level 1:

Level 2 - Allows all level 1 functionality in addition to being able to create purchase orders.

Level 3 - Allows all level 1 and 2 functionality in addition to being able to edit purchase orders. For level 3, you must also assign the POE.OPEN.ORDER.EDIT authorization key.

Dependencies

None.

Additional Information

Users not assigned this key can view orders using menu options on other windows.

Required for:

Purchase Order Entry

Bids

POE.ASL.RELEASE

Allows access to release an ASL (Approved Supplier List) hold on a purchase order.

POE.BID.PRC.EDIT

Allows access to change the price of a product on a purchase order if the order is a bid. If you change the price in a bid, pricing expires.

Note: To allow users to edit open order prices, assign the POE.OPEN.PRC.EDIT authorization key.

POE.CLOSED.CHANGE.VENDOR

Allows access to change the vendor on a closed (received) purchase order.

Note: You must also assign the POE.CLOSED.ORDER.EDIT authorization key.

POE.CLOSED.ORDER.CANCEL

Allows access to cancel entire generations of closed (received) purchase orders. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

  • Level 1 - Allows access if the shipping or pricing branch of the order is the same as the user's home branch.

  • Level 2 - Allows access if the shipping or pricing branch of the order is the same as the user's home territory.

  • Level 3 - Allows access to cancel closed orders for any shipping or pricing branch to which the user has access.

POE.CLOSED.ORDER.EDIT

Allows access to edit a closed (received) purchase order. Users not assigned this key can only view a closed purchase order. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

Level 1 - Allows access if the shipping or pricing branch of the order is the same as the user's home branch.

Level 2 - Allows access if the shipping or pricing branch of the order is the same as the user's home territory.

Level 3 - Allows access to edit closed orders for any shipping or pricing branch to which the user has access.

Important:

This authorization key is required when any of the following keys are assigned:

 

POE.CLOSED.ORDER.OPEN

Allows access to change the status of a purchase order from Received to Open. To allow purchase order editing, assign the user POE.OPEN.ORDER.EDIT.

Note: For this authorization key to take effect, also assign the POE.CLOSED.ORDER.EDIT authorization key.

POE.CLOSED.PRC.EDIT

Allows access to edit prices on closed (received) purchase order generations.

POE.CLOSED.QTY.EDIT

Allows access to edit quantities on closed (received) purchase order generations. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

  • Level 1 - Allows access to edit the quantity of a stock item.

  • Level 2 - Allows access to edit the quantity of a stock or nonstock item.

Additional Information

This authorization key is required when the POE.CLOSED.ORDER.CANCEL authorization key is  assigned.

POE.CONSIGNMENT.ALLOWED

Allows access to create vendor consignment purchase orders. When this key is assigned to a user, the system displays a consignment prompt when the user enters purchase orders for vendors flagged as consignment vendors.

POE.CREDIT.QTY

Allows access to enter a negative quantity on a purchase order.

POE.CREDIT.REBILL

Allows access to use the Credit/Rebill function in purchase order entry.

POE.EDIT.ALLOCATION

New in Release 9.0

Allows users to edit quantities on the Central Purchasing Allocation window in Purchase Order Entry.

POE.EDIT.CLOSED.PERIOD

Allows access to edit the following fields on the POE Header window for an order in a closed general ledger (G/L) period: shipping instructions, ordered with, phone number, and print style.

POE.EDIT.PAID.MATRL

Allows access to edit the Freight Carrier and Bill of Lading fields on the POE Totals window after the material side of a purchase order/direct sales order/work order has been paid. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

None

Additional Information

A user with this authorization:

  • Can change the freight carrier.

  • Cannot remove the freight carrier.

  • Cannot add a freight carrier if the Freight Carrier field is blank.

 

This functionality applies to the material side of purchase orders, direct sales orders, and work orders, as long as the Freight Carrier field contained a value at the time the material payable was paid.

If the freight side of the purchase order has been reconciled, users can only change the bill of lading number.

Required For

POE.EDIT.VIEW.ONLY.NOTES

Allows access to edit notes in the Internal Notes field on the POE Header window, when the order is in view-only mode.

POE.MAC.OVERRIDE

Allows access to override the system warning when the difference between a manually changed cost on a purchase order and the moving average cost exceeds the maximum percentage set in the Maximum Difference Percentage From Average Cost In POEcontrol maintenance record.

POE.OPEN.ORDER.EDIT

Allows access to edit an open purchase order. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

None.

Additional Information

Users not assigned this key can only view open purchase orders. Purchase orders are open if they have not been received or canceled.

This authorization key is required when any of the following keys are assigned:

 

POE.OPEN.ORDER.PRINT

Allows access to release open purchase orders to be printed, faxed, or e-mailed. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

Level 1 - Allows access to view and release open purchase orders with negative totals from the P/O Release Queue or the POE Status window. Users assigned this level cannot view or release unprinted purchase orders from the P/O Expedite Queue, including purchase orders with negative totals.

Level 2 - Allows access to release any open purchase orders.

Additional Information

Users not assigned this key cannot release purchase orders. Purchase orders are open if they have not been received or canceled.

Required For:

POE.OPEN.PRC.EDIT

Allows access to edit prices on open purchase order generations. Users not assigned this key cannot change costs, basis fields, or formulas in any way. Purchase orders are open if they have not been received or canceled.

Note: For this authorization key to take effect, also assign the POE.OPEN.ORDER.EDIT authorization key. To allow users to edit bid prices, assign the POE.BID.PRC.EDIT authorization key.  

POE.OPEN.QTY.EDIT

Allows access to edit quantities on bids and open purchase orders. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

  • Level 1 - Allows the user to edit the quantity of a stock item.

  • Level 2 - Allows the user to edit the quantity of a nonstock item.

Additional Information

Users must also be assigned the POE.OPEN.ORDER.EDIT authorization key.

 

POE.ORDER.TO.BID

Allows access to change an open purchase order into a Request for Quote (RFQ).

Note: For this authorization key to take effect, also assign the POE.OPEN.ORDER.EDIT authorization key.

POE.PIL.DAYS.OVRD

Allows access to override the maximum days supply limit for a product if an action in purchase order entry exceeds the days supply number. The system prompts users not assigned this key to enter the password to override a maximum days supply limit.

POE.POST.DEDUCT

Allows non-accounts payable personnel to apply deductions through the Purchase Order Variance Queue when resolving variances. Accounts payable personnel who have the AP.ALLOWED set to Level 2 do not this authorization key assigned.

POE.RETURN.COST.EDIT

Allows the user access to edit the cost on a negative purchase order created for a return, but not a positive purchase order created for a return. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

None.

Required For

Redistributing Lot Order Totals

POE.SCHEDULE

Determines whether the Auto Scheduling option on the POE Body window is set to On or Off when the user accesses purchase order entry. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

Level 1 - The Auto Scheduling option is set to Off. The Schedule window displays only if there is an open quantity, such as a backorder, on that line item.

Level 2 - The Auto Scheduling option is set to On. The Schedule window displays upon entry of every line item, regardless of its open quantity status.

Additional Information

Users not assigned this key can still use the Auto Scheduling option on the POE Body window to change the setting at any time.

Note:Superuser authorization does not include this authorization key. To set this key for a superuser, assign it in addition to the SUPERUSER authorization key.

Required For

POE Body

POE.WRITER.EDIT

Allows access to edit the Written by field on the POE Header window when the writer on the purchase order does not match the user making the change.

Note: Users without this authorization can change their own ID to someone else's ID.

POE.WRITER.POCOST

New in Release 9.0.2

Limits users from viewing costs in any purchase order unless they are the writer of that purchase order. ClosedMore:

Job Roles

Purchasing agents.

Levels

None.

Additional Information

With this authorization key assigned, users can only view G/L posting information (Alt~) for purchase orders that they have written.

Required For

Reviewing costs from any of the following locations in a purchase order:

  • Order Entry Body

  • Order Entry Totals Tab

  • Subtotal fields

  • View All Totals option

  • View Lot Totals option

  • View Items option

  • Inventory History Ledger

  • Future Ledger

  • Custom Drawback Information (DUTY Information)

  • Order Shipment Details

  • G/L Posting

 

See Also:

Order Entry