P/O Buyers (PO09_PO_BUYER)

The P/O Buyers (ibis_po_buyer.po09) view allows you to maintain a table of buyers that are identified by a one-character buyer code.

  • When purchase orders are printed or faxed, the buyer assigned to the supplier in the Suppliers (ibis_pos) table or the buyer assigned to the purchase order created in P/O Entry (ibis_po40) prints on the purchase order form.

  • The buyer code is also be used as a restriction to segment the standard purchasing reports. You can decide to print all purchase orders or just the purchase orders for a specific buyer. The PO reports that can be restricted by buyer code include:

    • P/O Hot Sheet Print (ibis_po21)
    • P/O Print (ibis_po42)
    • P/O Outstanding Print (ibis_po80)

The following list defines every field available in the P/O Buyers (po_buyer) table in alphabetical order:

  • Buyer - the buyer code. You can enter a maximum of 1 character in this field. A buyer code is assigned to each supplier in the Suppliers (ibis_pos.po11) table and to each PO in P/O Entry (ibis_po40).

  • Buyer Name - the name associated with the buyer code. You can enter a maximum of 30 alpha numeric characters in this field.

  • Company - the company field is available when you create a new PO buyer record. The company defaults to the company assigned to your user id in the Session Parameters view. You can change the default company during the buyer creation process only. Once the record is created, the company to which the record is associated displays in the General section (at the top of the view).

  • Created By - displays the name of the user who created the record you are viewing or maintaining. May not be overridden.

  • Created On - displays the date on which the record that you are creating or maintaining was created. May not be overridden. May also represent the creation date of the records you are attempting to retrieve.

  • Modification Counter - this field is not maintainable. The date and time the record was last modified.

  • Modified By - this field is not maintainable. The user or system process that last modified the record.

  • Modified On - this field is not maintainable. The date on which the record was last modified.

For the functionality of each action (i.e. button) available on this view, refer to the About the Actions topic.