Feature - Accessing the Firm Flag on Purchase Order Line

Feature - Accessing the Firm Flag on Purchase Order Line

Release Date: 4/28/25
Version: 8.5 and Above      

The firm flag on the purchase order line item screen indicates whether the new promise date is firm or not.  It will display in ATP Inquiry and on the reports to indicate whether the promise date is reliable or not. The ATP type will show "P?" if the line item promise date is not firm. ATP can be used by manufacturers to plan material purchasing and work order production.  It can be used by importers, where customers usually give sufficient lead time to plan the purchasing. It can be used by distributors as long as the customers are willing to accept back orders.



The firm flag is displayed in different areas of the purchase order line item screen depending on how Global Setup, PO Global Control, field "43. Enter PO Line Item Original Price & Disc%.” is set. If set to D, the firm flag is located in the top portion of the display below the Accumulated Amount field. Entering a promise date will immediately take the user to the firm flag so that the value can be set.

 

If Global Setup, PO Global Control, field "43. Enter PO Line Item Original Price & Disc%.” is set to Y, the firm flag is located in the top portion of the display below the Accumulated Amount field. If a value is entered in the promise date field, an F3=Enter Firm Flag option is available. Press the function key to access the firm flag so that the value can be set.



If Global Setup, PO Global Control, field "43. Enter PO Line Item Original Price & Disc%.” is not set to D or Y, the firm flag is available via field 9.  A new option F3=Enter Firm Flag is available from the promise date field so that the user can enter the firm flag even if the promise date did not change. 

Programs Modified: PO0111
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