Comparing Epicor Eagle™ Purchasing to Epicor Eagle™ Purchasing for Windows

You may already be familiar with the classic Epicor Eagle™ Purchasing application. You know how to use the various functions and reports, including Function MPO (Modify Purchase Order), Function RP (Receipt Posting), and Report RSO (Suggested Order Report). This topic compares the classic Purchasing application to the Epicor Eagle™ Purchasing for Windows application so that you can understand the similarities and differences between the two.

Displaying Functions and Reports

Where is the Main Menu? With the classic Purchasing application, if you want to display a purchase order, you type MPO at the Main Menu and press the Enter key.

With the Purchasing for Windows application, the Main Menu has been replaced by the Eagle Browser. From the Browser window you can display a purchase order using either of the following methods:

• In the list in the left pane, click Applications. Then from the list in the right pane, click Purchasing & Receiving.

• In the top pane, in the Launch box, type MPO and press Enter.

The Browser is very similar to the Main Menu. If you know the acronym for the window you want to display (such as MPO for Modify Purchase Order), type the acronym in the Launch box and press Enter.

If you don't know the acronym, click Applications from the list in the left pane, then click an applications category from the list in the right pane, and then click the name of the window you want to display.

You can also click the arrow to the right of the Launch box to display a list of recently accessed windows. From this list, you can click one of the choices to display the window.

Looking up Purchase Orders

With the classic Purchasing application, if you want to retrieve a purchase order and you know the PO number, you type the PO number and press the Display key. If you don't know the PO number, you type an X next to Vendor and repeatedly press the Next Item key until you find the correct PO.

With the Purchasing for Windows application, you can display a purchase order using either of the following methods when you know the PO number.

• Click PO Number, type the PO number, and press ENTER

•  At Vendor, type the PO number preceded by a period (.), and press ENTER.

If you don't know the PO number, you can use either of the following methods to display a PO:

• Type the Vendor, press ENTER, then click the arrow next to the P.O. Number field. A list of only that vendor's POs displays, and you simply click the correct PO.

• Use the Purchase Order Viewer to find the PO. Click View PO. You can then click on the appropriate PO in the grid that displays, then click Select. For more information about working with grids, click here.

Functions and Reports

Use the following table to map the classic Purchasing function to Purchasing for Windows. In the first column you'll find the classic Purchasing function or report name and acronym. In the second column is the Purchasing for Windows name and acronym. This is the acronym you type in the Launch box to display the window.

Some windows in Purchasing for Windows are accessed after you display a main Purchasing window, such as the Purchasing & Receiving window. For example, to display the Vendor Maintenance window, first display the Purchasing & Receiving window, then click the Go To button on the menu bar (or from the Action menu), and then select Modify Vendor Record.

If a classic Purchasing function or report is not found in the table, then it is not yet available in Purchasing for Windows. You can still access the classic function or report from the Main Menu, using Network Access.

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