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PO History Importer

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This procedure will import your PO History from a text file generated by some other software program or source.

The purpose is to create a record of vendor purchase orders made prior to using POSitive software.  It will not update stock counts or generate any Accounts Payable transactions.  It simply adds records to Purchasing: PO History

 

Field Assignments

POHistoryImporterSETUP1

 

Fields for Import

Description (name of inventory item)
Item Cost
PO Date  (set format in Settings (see below))
PO Invoice Number
PO Number
PO Received Date
PO Shipping
PO Tax
PO Time  (set format in Settings (see below))
Qnty Ordered
Qnty Received
SKU  (of inventory item)
Vendor Account  (your account number with the vendor)
Vendor Lookup Code (vendor ID)
Vendor Name

 

Settings

Date and Time formats - select the patterns matching the import file data  (Time is not usually imported and needs no setting.)

POHistoryImporterSettings