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Organizational Departments (Groups) provide default information used primarily in the procurement process and control of Customer Credit.  When an Organizational Department is linked to a Manufacturing User ID, it may provide the ability to perform various functions, such as Purchase Orders.

Application

Provides for the control of individuals enabled to perform purchasing or procurement functions, for example. 

User-added image  EXAMPLE  An Organizational Department called ‘Purchasing’ could be created, and then linked to Manufacturing Users who are part of the procurement group. 

  • It would then provide those users with certain default information (discussed in detail below) that would streamline their workflow. 

  • In addition, Organizational Departments define the Service and Indirect Material Authorization ID’s required for those purchased items.


Another application is within the Sales Department. One Organizational Department per Division may be chosen to control the ability to do credit checking on customers. 

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Division:  User’s current Division. 

Organizational Department ID:  User-defined Organizational Department ID.  This ID generally describes the level of authorization being assigned.

Description:  User-defined description of the ID entered above.

General Expense Account:  The default expense account that will be used for Indirect and Service Item purchases for Manufacturing Users assigned to this Organizational Department ID.

Accounting Dimension Value:  The default Accounting Dimension assigned to this Organizational Department ID.

Purchasing Dept Indicator:  When checked, this organizational department is the Purchasing Group for this Division.  Only one Organizational Department in a Division can be the Purchasing Group.

Credit Department Group Indicator: If checked, this Organizational Department is the single group with the ability to release customers from credit hold.  Only one organization may be thus designated within any division.


Purchase Order Authorizations tab

Fields
 

Service Authorization ID:  The default Authorization ID for service items purchased by individuals in this group (Organization Department ID).

Indirect Material Authorization ID:  The default Authorization ID for indirect material items purchased by individuals in this group (Organization Department ID).


SEE ALSO


Division Master
Company Master
Manufacturing User (For Work Order Processing)
Site Master

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