Cancel Date in Canceled Purchase Orders (Release 9.2 Update)

When a purchase order is canceled, the system updates the Cancel Date value in the Purchase Order Header (F4301) and Purchase Order Detail File (F4311) tables according to the Cancel Date processing option setting in the Purchase Orders Program (P4310). The system updates the cancel date value to the Purchase Order Header (F4301) and Purchase Order Detail File (F4311) tables.

For example, when you cancel a purchase order line, the system updates the Cancel Date field as explained in this table.

Processing Option Value

User Action

Outcome

Blank

The Cancel Date is populated in the detail line when the order is created. The user opens the order in the update mode and cancels the line from the Row exit.

The Cancel Date value is retained in the canceled purchase order detail line.

Blank

The Cancel Date is set as blank in the detail line when the order is created. The user opens the order in the update mode and cancels the line from the Row exit.

The Cancel Date field is populated with the current date in the purchase order detail line.
1 The Cancel Date is populated or left blank in the detail line when the order is created. The user opens the order in the update mode and cancels the line from the Row exit. The Cancel Date field is populated with the current date in the purchase order detail line.

2

The Cancel Date is set as blank in the purchase order header and detail line when the order is created. The user opens the order in the update mode and cancels the order from the Form exit.

The Cancel Date field is populated with the current date in the purchase order header and detail line.

2 The Cancel Date is populated in the purchase order header and detail line when the order is created. The user opens the order in the update mode and cancels the order from the Form exit. The Cancel Date value is retained in the canceled purchase order header and detail line.
3

The Cancel Date is set as blank in the purchase order header and detail line when the order is created. The user opens the order in the update mode and cancels the order from the Form exit.

The Cancel Date field is populated with the current date in the purchase order header and detail line.

3

The Cancel Date is populated in the purchase order header and detail line when the order is created. The user opens the order in the update mode and cancels the order from the Form exit.

The Cancel Date field is populated with the current date in the purchase order header and detail line.

Note:
  1. When the processing option value is set to blank or 1 and the Form exit is selected to cancel the order, only detail lines with blank cancel date field are populated with the current date. Detail lines having a cancel date value retain the old cancel dates. Cancel date is not populated in the purchase order header.

  2. When the processing option value is set to 2 or 3 and the Row exit is selected to cancel the order, only detail lines with blank cancel date field are populated with the current date. Detail lines having a cancel date value retain the old cancel dates.

  3. Processing option 1 is for overriding the cancel date with the current date on the canceled line and processing option 3 is for overriding cancel date with the current date on the header and all the detail lines.