Purchase Order Account Resolution Update

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Purpose

Change erroneous purchase order account resolutions.

Overview

Use Purchase Order Account Resolution Update to correct erroneous general ledger accounts used for purchasing and receiving.

Double-click an account you want to change, select the new account number, and then click Correct Account to change it. This is only a one-time fix. To permanently fix the underlying account resolution issue, update one or more potential resolution sources with the correct general ledger resolution information (supplier, location, purchase order class, etc.). When you return to this window, the Resolved Account column displays the correct resolved account, and if you click the Correct Account button, this purchase order is corrected. All future similar purchase order will now have the correct account resolution.

Ribbon Home Tab Buttons

Button

Description

Exit

Click this button to close the Purchase Order Account Resolution Update window.

Correct Account

Click this button to correct the selected account.

General Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button

Description

Bad Accounts Only

Select this check box to only display accounts in the Accounts grid that must be corrected.

PO #

Enter a purchase order number for which to correct accounts, or click the Lookup button to select a purchase order number.

Note You can only select purchase orders with erroneous account resolutions.

Accounts

This grid displays information about all the accounts for the purchase order line item, or only bad accounts if you selected the Bad Accounts Only check box. This grid includes the following columns:

  • Account Type - This column displays the account type for each account (such as pre-payment).

  • PO Account - This column displays the account number for each account or Error for erroneous general ledger accounts.

  • Resolved Account - This column displays the corrected general ledger account number for each account.

  • Applies To - This field displays the supplier number of product code for each account.

  • PO Area - This field indicates whether each account applies to the order, line item, or additional charge for each account.

Mask

These fields display the account masks for the selected account type.

Resolves to

This field displays the automatically selected general ledger account based on the account masks.

PO Account

Enter a general ledger account number to use for the selected account type, or click the Lookup button to select an account number. You can also click the G/L Elements button to select accounts by element.

G/L Elements

Click this button to display G/L Prompting, which allows you to enter a general ledger account by element.

Description

Enter a general ledger account description to use for the selected account type, or click the Lookup button to select an account description. You can also click the G/L Elements button to select accounts by element.