Product: NetSuite
If you're in need of sending a Trading Partner (often referred to as a Vendor) an outbound Purchase Order (850) in a request to purchase goods from them you can do so by entering a Purchase Order within NetSuite for the requested goods.
Creating the Purchase Order within NetSuite
You'll need to generate the Purchase Order within NetSuite first before you can generate the EDI data for it to be sent to your Trading Partner (Vendor).
Navigate: Transactions β Purchases
Select: Enter Purchase Orders
Entering the Purchase Order Details
At a minimal you'll need to ensure that you have the Vendor and at least one Item with a positive quantity filled out within your Purchase Order in order for Transaction Manager to consider your Purchase Order for import.
Header Information
Vendor: The Vendor you wish to create the Purchase Order for - must be linked within Transaction Manager's Partner Setup (via Internal ID)
PO #: The Purchase Order Number - will be used for searching and identifying the Purchase Order within Transaction Manager
Item Information
A Purchase Order requires at least one item on the order in order to be valid. Navigate to the Items tab and add any items and their quantities you wish to send to your Trading Partner.
Navigate: Items β Items
Select: Add
Add: An item with a positive Quantity
Additional Resources
rev 8/23/23