Specify Terms And Conditions

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This page allows  you to specify the terms and conditions for the items in the Purchase Order. Tell me more

The “Specify Terms And Condition” page appears.

The system displays the status of the Purchase order.

The system displays the following in the PO Details information tab:

PO No.

Unique identification number of the Purchase Order with which it is referred.

Amendment No.

Unique identification number of the Amendment document. The Amendment document is created whenever any modifications are done to the existing document. This is a post approval document.

Type

The type of the Purchase Order is displayed in this field. There are different types of Purchase Orders namely General, Capital, Dropship, and Consignment.

Supplier Code

Code/Identifier of the supplier who supplies goods for the Purchase Order.

Name

Name of the Supplier who supplies the goods for the Purchase order.

Pay To ID

Use the drop down list box to select the address id of the supplier to which the payments to be made.

GR Option

Use the drop down list box to select the “Yes” or “No” option. This specifies whether a GR has to be generated with this document or not.

Pay to Supplier

Use the drop down list to select the code/identifier of the supplier to whom the payment is going to be made.

The system displays the following fields:

Name

Name of the supplier to whom the payment is going to be made.

Advance Payable

The Amount that is paid as an advance is mentioned. (Numeric).

Advance Tolerance%

The Percentage of the tolerance given for the advance amount is mentioned. (Numeric).

The system displays the following fields:

Advance Paid

The Advance amount that is already paid for the items is displayed in this field.

Insurance Liability

Use the drop down list to select the whether the buyer or the supplier pays the insurance amount. There are four kinds of liability, which are None, Us (Company), Supplier, Supplier-charged to Us (Company).

Insurance Amount

The total amount insured for the items is specified in this field. (Numeric).

Insurance Term

Use the drop down list box to select the type of the insurance, which will be handled for the items.

Invoice At

Use the drop down list box to select the Organizational unit in which invoice is created.

Invoice Before GR

Use the drop down list box to select whether the Invoice can be generated before Goods Receipt or not. In such case the Invoice refers to the Pre-GR acknowledged qty and not the GR Received or Accepted qty.

Auto Invoicing

Use the drop down list box to select whether Automatic generation of invoices should be enabled or disabled. The Auto Invoice generation event is based even on the Matching Type.

Pay Term

The Terms and conditions pertained to the payment made for the items. (Alphanumeric, 15).

LC/BG Applicable

Use the drop-down list box to indicate whether LC/BG is applicable for this purchase order.  The combo is loaded with options “LC”, “BG”, “LC & BG” and None. The system by default displays “None” on launch of the page.

Pay Mode

Use the drop down list box to select the mode in which the payment is made. The combo is loaded with options, based on the selection of LC/BG Applicable combo.

Note: If LC/BG Applicable is chosen as ‘LC’ or ‘LC& BG’, then Pay Mode combo will be loaded only with ‘LC’. For other values, Pay Mode combo will be loaded with all the pay modes defined.

DD Charges Borne By

Use the drop down list box to select whether the demand draft charges will be borne by the buyer or by the supplier.

INCO Terms

Use the drop down list box to select the corresponding International Commercial terms to be associated with the items.

INCO Place

The Place in which the International corporation terms are incorporated. (Alphanumeric, 40).

Transhipment

Use the drop down list to select whether transshipment of goods are allowed or not.

Mode of Transportation

Use the drop down list to select the mode in which the items are delivered to the buyer.

Carrier

Use the drop down list to select a carrier to carry the goods from the Supplier’s  place. .

Ship Partial

Use the drop down list to select whether partial shipment of items is allowed or not.

Packing Remarks

The Buyer or the Supplier can enter his valid comments regarding the packing done to the items. If certain goods are to be handled with care or other kinds of restrictions, it can be mentioned in this remarks section. (Alphanumeric, 510).

Shipping Remarks

The Buyer or the Supplier can enter his valid comments regarding the shipping done to the items. It can be regarding the insurance or any other shipping related detail. (Alphanumeric, 510).

Enter the following fields in the “LC Details” group box:

LC No.

 The number identifying the LC (Letter of Credit) document. (Alphanumeric, 30).

LC Amount

The LC amount (Decimal).

LC Date of Issue

 The date of issue of LC (Date format).

LC Date of Expiry

The date of expiry of LC (Date format).

The system displays the following fields in the “Item Details” information tab:

Item Code

The Unique code or identifier of the item for which the purchase order is created. This appears as a hyperlink and can be accessed to view the item related details page.

Variant

Variant code is associated with the Item code present in the activity.

Description

Description stating the name/identifier of the variant associated with the item.

Inspection Type

Use the drop down list to select the type of the inspection. There are three types namely:

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  • Self – Indicates that the Item will be Inspected by the person who receives them

 

  • By 3rd Party -  Indicates that the Item will be Inspected  by an external agency .

 

  • None – Indicates that no inspection is required for the Items at the time of delivery.

Matching Type

Use the drop-down list box to specify the type of matching to be done. The quantity ordered, the quantity received or the quantity accepted is matched with the quantity invoiced, to ensure that payment is made for the proper quantity and value of the items. The following are the various matching types available:

 

 Two Way – This is selected when the invoice quantity and value must be matched with the ordered quantity and value. When Two way matching is specified, Invoicing can be done referring the quantity in the Approved PO.

 

 Three way at PO – This is selected when the invoice tolerance is checked at the total purchase order quantity and amount, against all GRs and not on the individual GR received quantity and amount.

 

 Three way at GR – This is selected when the invoice tolerance is checked with the individual GR received quantity and amount, and not on the total PO quantity and amount.

 

 Four way at PO – This is selected when the invoice tolerance is checked at the total PO Accepted quantity and amount, and not on the individual GR Accepted quantity and amount.

 

  Four way at GR – This is when the tolerance is checked with the individual GR Accepted quantity and amount, and not on the total PO quantity and amount.

Tolerance Type

Use the drop-down list box to specify the tolerance type. The tolerance types available are “Value”, “Quantity” or “Both”. The upper and lower limit within which the quantity or the basic value received can vary. The tolerance limit affects the basic value of the purchase order either positively or negatively.

Positive Tolerance (%)

The tolerance percentage must be positive and less than 100. (Numeric). For example, if the tolerance limit defined for an item is 2%, and the vendor invoices for 101.5 tons of the items against the 100 tons ordered. Now the Invoice would be closed without any further  payment for the balance 1.5 tons, which is an additional portion of the ordered quantity.

Negative Tolerance (%)

The tolerance percentage must be negative and less than 100. (Numeric). For example, if the tolerance limit defined for an item is 2%, and the vendor invoices for 98.5 tons of the items against the 100 tons ordered. Now the invoice would be closed without any further payment for the balance 1.5 tons, which is a negligible portion of the ordered quantity.

Positive  Receipt Tolerance (%)

The tolerance percentage must be positive and less than 100. (Numeric). For example, if the tolerance limit defined for an item is 2%, and the vendor dispatches 101.5 tons of the items against the 100 tons ordered. Now the PO  would be closed without any further follow-up for the balance 1.5 tons, which is an additional portion of the ordered quantity

Negative Receipt Tolerance (%)

The tolerance percentage must be negative and less than 100. (Numeric). For example, if the tolerance limit defined for an item is 2%, and the vendor dispatches 98.5 tons of the items against the 100 tons ordered. Now the PO would be closed without any further follow-up for the balance 1.5 tons, which is a negligible portion of the ordered quantity.

Consignment Rule

Use the drop down list box to select the shipment rule, which can be Consumption or Break lot. This is applicable for only Consignment type PO.

Supplier Item Ref

The Reference number of the supplier’s item. (Alphanumeric, 32).

Supplier Item Desc

Description stating the nature of the supplier’s item. (Alphanumeric, 150).

The system saves the Terms and Conditions.

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Specify Terms And Conditions- An Overview

Activity overview

This page allows you to enter the payment terms and conditions for the items to be purchased. In case the purchase order has been amended, the system displays the amendment number of the purchase order. The payment terms like the mode in which the payment has to be made and the details of the supplier to whom the payment has to be made, can be specified in this page. You can also specify the insurance details like insurance amount, the person who has to bear the insurance amount, for the items to be purchased.

The delivery terms such as the International Commercial Term (INCOTERM), mode of transport, the location where the items must be delivered and instructions regarding the packaging can also be recorded.