"Purchase order '%1' has not been changed since the last created purchase order. No new purchase order is being created." Why do you receive this message and what can you do to resolve it?

This article contains the frequently used API calls for Purchase Orders.

In a quote or order line, a specification allows you to specify an additional action for final production. Specifications can be charged to a customer independently of the number of final products and both separately or together with the final products.

The standard report 'Reminder to Delivery' shows a reminder for delivery of purchase order lines for which the receipt has not yet taken place up to a specified date. It provides insight per supplier into outstanding deliveries, including order date, ordered quantity, backorder, and expected delivery date. Additionally, it displays how many days a delivery is overdue. The report groups the data per creditor and supports purchasing staff in monitoring deliveries.

The standard report 'Open Purchase Orders Concised' provides a concise overview of open purchase orders. The report includes data per order line such as the creditor, item description, order quantity, received quantity, backorder, delivery date, and order date. It offers visual signaling when delivery dates have passed and indicates for which production or sales order the items are intended. This report supports monitoring delivery times and following up on outstanding purchase obligations.

The standard report 'Outstanding Purchase Invoices' shows the purchase invoices that have not yet been received, specified per packing slip line. It provides insight into outstanding items linked to purchase order lines, including receipt dates, aging, and line amounts. The data is grouped per combination of purchasing group and general ledger account. The report includes totals per group and overall, including pivot tables grouping amounts by general ledger account and by creditor. This supports the control over anticipated costs.

"Invalid unit '%1' within purchase order '%2', line '%3'. No ratio is known for the unit." Why do you get this message and what can you do to resolve it?

With the standard dashboard 'Item Analysis' you gain insight into the history of an item. On the sales side, you can see how the revenue and cost price of the item have changed over time and what this meant for the margin. You also gain insight into the PC-AC and the hours spent on the production of the item and, if it is a purchase item, how the purchase prices have changed.

The standard dashboard 'Creditor Analysis All Fiscal Years' opens per creditor and provides insight into various key figures of the creditor, such as the number of purchase orders, delivery reliability, number of payments and outstanding items, and the invoice value.

The standard dashboard 'Logistic Actions' provides insight into the order lines that still need to be delivered, produced, or received, divided into different categories and time frames. This way, you know exactly which logistics actions you still need to perform.

Using purchase specifications, it is possible to specify the price of a material to be purchased in multiple components, such as cutting costs or setup costs. This specification becomes visible on the purchase order. In this article, we will show you how to apply purchase specifications to materials to be purchased for a workbench frame.

The homepage dashboard 'Logistic Actions' is a simplified view intended to be placed on the MKG Homepage. This dashboard provides insight into the number of order lines that still need to be delivered, produced, or received, divided into different categories and time periods. This way, you immediately know which logistics actions you still need to perform.

The standard dashboard 'Project Summary' displays the quotes, orders, and pricing agreements linked per module to the selected project. This provides a comprehensive overview of a project, where all relevant information is centrally accessible.

In various modules, process notifications may appear. In this article, we address the process notification “Synchronizing data with the rules is desired.” This notification occurs in the modules Sales Quotes, Sales Orders, and Purchase Orders.

Process-based entries are all entries resulting from the purchase and sales processes. Updating these entries is the first step in the period closure. Use the Purchase Orders Action List and the Sales Orders Action List for this.

The standard dashboard 'Creditor Analysis Current Fiscal Year' is opened per creditor and provides insight into various key figures of the creditor, such as the number of purchase orders, delivery reliability, number of payments and open items, and the invoice value.

The standard dashboard 'Open Purchase Orders' shows, based on the purchase orders, all purchase order lines for which receipt has not yet been completed. This way, you quickly gain insight per purchase order line where it was ordered, what was ordered, how much was ordered, and the current status.

We purchase materials and products not only in the Netherlands but also abroad. It makes a difference whether you are dealing with an EU country or a non-EU country. This mainly concerns the administrative handling of VAT. Read here how to book an EU purchase invoice in MKG.

At some point, a purchased outsourcing returns from the supplier. Before you can report the production order ready, you need to perform the 'Receive Goods' action in MKG. In this article, you will learn how to book an incoming outsourcing.