The purchase order create function allows an Agent to place a Purchase Order on their own behalf for goods to be used by the Agent for their own consumption, not part of the Agents retail stock.

The Agents personal BOC customer number will default in the transaction and can not be changed, unless the Agent has multiple account numbers. In this instance a drop down option will be available for the Agent to select the correct account number.

The Purchase Order created defaults to a 'delivery only' type order and can not be changed. There is no ability for an agent to pickup goods purchased from BOC.

The 'Purchase Order Create' screen will open with the BOC Customer number and information displayed.

Customer Order Ref: This entry creates the link between the Agents purchase order and the purchase document that you create.

Payment Type: only 1 option exists for Agents Purchase Orders.

On Account: Use this option for an agent who wants to purchase goods from BOC and receive an invoice for the transaction at a later date directly from BOC>

• Click on the Submit button to complete the action

Material Search button – if the material code is not known, clicking on this button will allow a search to be performed by using one of the following options

• Material Description: Enter the material description or part of, the wildcard will automatically populate. For example if *welding glove* was entered all materials with the words 'welding glove' would be displayed. If 'glove' was entered all material descriptions containing the word 'glove' would be displayed.
• Click on the Search button to perform the search. From the search list select the required material(s). If the search did not return the required material, re perform the search after modifying the search criteria.
• Material Number – enter the material numbers for the required items. If more items are required, for each one click on the Add line button.
• Order Qty – enter the number of this materia(s) required.

Validate Order Button: When the creation of the order is complete or the information entered needs to be checked, click on the Validate Order button to allow a check to be performed on the information that has been entered.

Prices Button: After the order has been completed and validated, the Price Display screen should be displayed to find the Total Price for this Sales Order. If any further changes are made the Validate Order button must be clicked again to update any changes to pricing.

Submit Order Button – will Save the order, and if No Error messages are displayed this will the message 'Order Successfully created with BOC Ref Number xxxxx'. If any error messages are received, it would be necessary to resolve any listed issues and submit the order again.