Where a sales order must be fulfilled by a specific purchase order, a back to back sales order and back to back purchase order may be used.
Back To Back Sales Order and Purchase Order
Stock received on a Back To Back purchase order will only be allocated to the specific Back To Back sales order when received on a GRN. That is, other sales orders with the same stock item on back order will not be fulfilled on the standard FIFO basis.
To complete a Back To Back Sale/Purchase, complete the following:
- Open the Sales > Back to Back Order Entry form and create a new sale
- Enter the sale items
- Press Save and Process
- Open the Purchasing > Back to Back Order Entry form and create a new purchase order
- Select the Back To Back Sales Invoice that is to be fulfilled by this Back To Back order
- Select the inventory items from the invoice which will be ordered on this purchase order by selecting the lookup button for the Part No column
- Save the purchase order and Set Status To Sent
- When stock is delivered for the purchase order, press Create GRN on the purchase order
and complete the GRN - When the GRN is processed, it will fulfill the associated Back To Back sales order and process the sales order
- On the purchase order select Set Status To close