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Purchasing also numbers receipts within inventory organizations rather than across inventory organizations. So, for example, the same receipt number could be used by different inventory organizations. To define receipt numbering options, see: Defining Receiving Options.

   To define numbering options for your documents:

1. Navigate to the Numbering alternative region in the Purchasing Options window.

2. Select the [Document] Number Entry method for RFQ, quotation, purchase order, and requisition numbers:

Automatic: Purchasing automatically assigns a unique sequential number to each document when you create the document.

Manual: You provide a document number manually when you enter the document.

Attention: You can change the method of entering document numbers at any time. If you originally allow manual entry and switch to automatic entry, make sure to enter a Next Number that is higher than the highest number you assigned manually.

3. Select the [Document] Number Type you want Purchasing to use for RFQ, quotation, purchase order, and requisition numbers: Numeric or Alphanumeric.

Attention: If you choose Automatic document number entry, you can generate only numeric document numbers, but you can still import either numeric or alphanumeric values from another purchasing system.

Attention: If you import purchasing documents from a foreign system that references alphanumeric numbers, you must choose Alphanumeric as your number type, regardless of your numbering method.

If you choose Manual document number entry, you can choose numeric or alphanumeric numbers. You can change the document number type from Numeric to Alphanumeric whenever you want. You can change the document number type from Alphanumeric to Numeric only if all your current document numbers are numeric.

Attention: The ordering of numeric values in lists of values can appear random when you use the Alphanumeric number type. If you are using Alphanumeric numbering, consider entering all numeric values with the same number of digits. For example, if you can assume all numeric values contain six digits, you should enter the first value as 000001.

4. Enter the Next Number. This is the starting value you want Purchasing to use for generating unique sequential document numbers if you choose Automatic document number entry. Purchasing displays the next document number that will be used for a new document when you create the new document. You cannot enter this field if you choose Manual document number entry.

If you use Master Scheduling/MRP, Inventory, Work in Process, or any non-Oracle system to create requisitions automatically, you must also let Purchasing number the corresponding requisitions automatically.

5. Save your work.