Create purchase release order (form)

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Click Procurement and sourcing > Common > Purchase orders > Purchase agreements. On the Action Pane, on the Purchase agreement tab, click Release order.

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Click Procurement and sourcing > Common > Purchase orders > Purchase agreements. Double-click a purchase agreement to open it. On the Action Pane, on the Purchase agreement tab, click Release order.

Use this form to release a purchase order against a purchase agreement. In this form, you can only release from purchase agreement lines in which a quantity has been specified.

Important

Use the upper section of this form to prepare the header of the release order. If the agreement has:

• Quantity commitments - prepare the lines for the release order in the lower section of this form.

• Value commitments - you cannot enter such lines until you create the release order.

For more information, see Create a purchase release order

Task that uses this form

Create a purchase release order

Navigating the form

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Buttons

Button	Description
Dimensions display	Opens the Dimensions display form, where you add or remove inventory dimensions that you want to appear in the Create release order form.

Fields

Field	Description
Delivery name	The name of the organization that the ordered products are delivered to. The name is printed on the purchase order confirmation. The field is prepopulated if you copied vendor information to the purchase agreement when you selected the vendor.
Delivery address	Select a delivery address. Note If the field is already populated with an address ID, add a new or modify the existing delivery address.
Address	A summary of the address information for the delivery address selected in the Delivery address field.
Item number	The unique identification of the item to be released.
Product name	The description of the item.
Purchase quantity	Enter the purchase quantity for the current transaction. If a maximum purchase quantity is specified on the purchase agreement line that you are ordering from, the purchase quantity cannot exceed the quantity in the Remaining field.
Unit	The unit of measure selected for the product on the purchase agreement line that you are ordering from.
Delivery date	Select an expected delivery date for the current order line. By default the field will be prepopulated with today’s date.
Configuration	If the product is configurable and this configuration is a mandatory inventory dimension in the Inventory management area, you must specify a configuration in this field before you can submit the order line.
Size	If the size of the product is set up as a mandatory inventory dimension in the Inventory management area, you must specify a size before you can submit the order line.
Color	If the color of the product is set up as a mandatory inventory dimension in the Inventory management area, you must specify a color before you can submit the order line.
Site	If the site for storing the products ordered is set up as a mandatory inventory dimension in the Inventory management area, you must specify a site before you can submit the order line.
Warehouse	If the warehouse for storing the products ordered is set up as a mandatory inventory dimension in the Inventory management area, you must specify a warehouse before you can submit the order line.

See also

About purchase agreements

Purchase agreements (form)

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