Creating a Tolerance Rule

Access the Purchasing Tolerance Rules Revisions form.

Function (Program)

Enter a value from the Function Type (43/FT) UDC table to specify the function for which the tolerance rule applies.

Item Number, Commodity Class, and Company

Complete one of these fields. The system displays an error message when you click OK when you complete more than one of these fields.

Zero Tolerance

Select to specify that no variations are accepted for any tolerance field for which you do not complete a tolerance percentage.

Tolerance Percentage

Enter a percentage above which the system accepts a purchase order line without issuing a warning message. The percentage is based on the line quantity and is used during the receiving process. If you leave this field blank, the system does not perform tolerance checking unless you select the corresponding Zero Tolerance option to specify that no variance is allowed.

Enter this percentage in whole numbers. For example, enter 10 percent as 10.

Tolerance Units

Enter the number of units above which the system accepts a purchase order line without issuing a warning message. The unit is based on the line quantity and is used during the receiving process. If you leave this field blank, the system does not perform tolerance checking unless you select the corresponding Zero Tolerance option to specify that no variance is allowed.

Tolerance Amount

Enter the amount above which the system accepts a purchase order line without issuing a warning message. The amount is based on the line price and is used during the receiving process. If you leave this field blank, the system does not perform tolerance checking unless you select the corresponding Zero Tolerance option to specify that no variance is allowed.