The General tab stores basic information about the Purchase Order and links it to a Vendor. Users can also link the PO to a Work Order and record cost information.
Field Name  | 
Automatically Populated Data  | 
Created By  | 
Identifies the initials of the user logged in to the system. The system automatically completes this field; however, the user can edit the field.  | 
Work Order #  | 
Links the PO to a Work Order. Click on the field name or press F9 within the field for a list of work orders.  | 
Vendor ID *  | 
Links the PO to a Vendor. Click on the field name or press F9 within the field for a list of Vendors.  | 
Vendor Invoice #  | 
Records the invoice number that the vendor assigned to the PO.  | 
Items Cost  | 
Automatically calculates the total cost of all items entered in the Items tab.  | 
Total Costs  | 
Automatically calculates the total cost of the purchase as: Items Cost + Misc. Costs + Shipping Costs + Taxes = Total Costs  | 
Warehouse ID  | 
Indicates the warehouse the PO is for. This modifies the function of the tool used to add multiple line items to the PO record.  | 
* Required.