Examples of Purchase Order Distributions

A purchase order distribution specifies the internal billing details about a purchase order schedule line. The following scenarios illustrate both the required single distribution per schedule and when you might have multiples. These examples only highlight common fields.

Scenario

A purchase order schedule requires at least one distribution per line. This table provides an example of a purchase order schedule with one distribution.

Distribution

Destination Type

Deliver-to Location

Quantity

PO Charge Account

1

Expense

New York HQ

4

01-510-7530-0000-000

Scenario

This table provides an example of distributions for a schedule that requires multiple delivery locations and corresponding charge accounts. This was achieved by means of splitting the distribution in the previous example. The quantity and deliver-to locations on the distribution lines are changed.

Distribution

Destination Type

Deliver-to Location

Quantity

PO Charge Account

1

Expense

New York HQ

2

01-510-7530-0000-000

2

Expense

New York Finance

2

01-550-7530-0000-000