> Creating Purchase Orders from Quotations

You can only create purchase orders from approved quotations. Enter the supplier bid information, and then change the quotation status to Approved/Completed.

Follow these steps to create purchase orders from quotations.

1. Open the Quotations form (QMQUOT).

2. Query for the completed quotation. The quotation must have detail line items defined in either parts or services.

3. Click the Record view tab. Datastream 7i displays the Record view page.

4. Click Create order. Datastream 7i generates a purchase order by copying quotation header and detail information, and then enters the purchase order code in Last order.