The FOB field is used to designate a shipment's delivery charge status. The software handles three Freight On Board (FOB) statuses based on a location's record. Each location set up in Location Maintenance can include user-defined FOB definitions for FOB location, FOB supplier, and FOB customer.
FOB definitions are used mainly in the Purchasing module. During purchase order processing, a FOB status can be assigned to the entire order, which then defaults to each line item. A line item cannot contain a different FOB status from the order; that is, the FOB column in the Items grid on the Items tab cannot be edited in Edit mode. For more information on purchasing, see Purchase Order Maintenance.