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SO - Create-PO's Demand getting lost

Forum|Forum|4 months ago
July 30, 2025
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Jonathanr
Freshman I

If i enter a Sales order for lets say QTY-10 of any item, mark it for PO, create a (non-dropship) purchase order, lower the QTY on the purchase order to 5. (lets say the vendor does not have the full amount)..

i would think that i would see another line in the “Create Purchase Orders” screen for the remaining 5.. but nothing shows up… In order to make it show up i need to go back to the SO, Lower the QTY to 5, raise back to 10, and then i get the other 5 to show up in the CPO’s screen..

Anyone know why this is? Seems like a bug.

Best answer by JohnMichels

@Jonathanr When a PO is created directly from a sales order (Mark for PO selected on PO Line), this triggers the Create Purchase Orders functionality. The Create PO functionality is NOT based on traditional inventory demand factors like usage, forecasts, open orders, etc. The Create PO functionality is based on/triggered by the value of the Mark for PO check box on the Sales Order detail line.

As soon as the create PO condition (requirement) is clear or satisfied (i.e. PO is created from on the Create PO form and linked to the Sales Order regardless of the PO quantity), additional PO’s will not be generated from the Create PO form. There is still inventory demand as the PO quantity is lower than the SO quantity.

Again, the Create Purchase Orders form is NOT triggered by inventory demand.

Hope this helps

J

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JohnMichels
Jr Varsity I
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Forum|Forum|4 months ago
August 4, 2025

@Jonathanr When a PO is created directly from a sales order (Mark for PO selected on PO Line), this triggers the Create Purchase Orders functionality. The Create PO functionality is NOT based on traditional inventory demand factors like usage, forecasts, open orders, etc. The Create PO functionality is based on/triggered by the value of the Mark for PO check box on the Sales Order detail line.

As soon as the create PO condition (requirement) is clear or satisfied (i.e. PO is created from on the Create PO form and linked to the Sales Order regardless of the PO quantity), additional PO’s will not be generated from the Create PO form. There is still inventory demand as the PO quantity is lower than the SO quantity.

Again, the Create Purchase Orders form is NOT triggered by inventory demand.

Hope this helps