How to: Create Purchase Orders for Drop Shipments Directly

When you create drop shipments, you must create a purchase order that links to a sales order. The purchase order can be created directly or indirectly.

To create a purchase order directly for a drop shipment

1. In the Search box, enter Purchase Orders, and then choose the related link.

2. On the Home tab, in the New group, choose New. Create a new purchase order.

3. Fill in the No. field. You can press the Enter key to select the next available number.

4. In the Buy-from Vendor No. field, select the vendor that will ship the item.

5. On the Shipping FastTab, in the Sell-to Customer No. field, enter the number of the customer that is on the sales order.

6. On the Navigate tab, in the Order group, choose Drop Shipment, and then choose Get Sales Order. The Sales List - Order window opens.

7. Select the sales order that you will use to create the purchase order, and then choose the OK button to create the purchase order.

Note

The sales order line on the sales order must have a purchasing code of Drop Shipment. If item tracking was assigned on the corresponding sales order, the Get Sales Order function will also copy the item tracking lines to the newly-created purchase order. To view them, on the Lines FastTab, choose Actions, choose Line, and then choose Item Tracking Lines. You cannot post a drop shipment order that has item tracking unless item tracking is synchronized. Serial numbers and lot numbers must be the same between the two related orders.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Create Drop Shipments
How to: Create Purchase Orders for Drop Shipments Indirectly
How to: Create Sales Orders for Drop Shipments