ANS-0348 · INVENTORY & ITEM MANAGEMENT
How to Manually Control Special Order Purchase Orders in NetSuite
Understand how to manage special order and drop ship options on sales orders without automatic purchase order generation.
Short answer
To enable manual control over special order and drop ship purchase orders, avoid checking the 'Special Order Item' box on the item record. This ensures the 'Create PO' column defaults to blank on sales orders, allowing for manual selection. The 'Create PO' column itself is available when the 'Drop Shipments & Special Orders' feature is enabled in NetSuite.
Scenario
Users may require the flexibility to manually manage special order and drop ship purchase orders on sales orders, rather than relying on automatic generation. They need to ensure the 'Create PO' column is available but defaults to a blank state, allowing for discretionary selection.
Solution
To allow for manual control of special order and drop ship purchase orders on sales orders, follow these guidelines:
On the item record, ensure the 'Special Order Item' checkbox is not selected. This configuration allows the 'Special Order' and 'Drop Ship' options to remain available on sales orders, but the 'Create PO' column will default to blank, enabling manual selection as needed.
The availability of the 'Create PO' column on sales orders is controlled by enabling the 'Drop Shipments & Special Orders' feature in NetSuite.
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