Step 3: Entering Detail Line Information

# - The detail line number (25 max)

Quantity - is numeric with 4 decimal places and mandatory.

CFI - Research Services designates certain accounts to be CFI. To indicate a CFI line number to Research Services, one must click on the CFI column at the applicable line number and input the CFI number as required. This is an optional field.

Part no (part number) - is alpha/numeric and optional.

Description - is alpha/numeric and mandatory. If more description is required, section C, detail line comments is used which is described in further detail below.

UOM (unit of measure) - this alphabetical list represents various units to purchase goods. This list can be navigated three ways.

Unit price - is a numeric, 5 decimal place, mandatory field

Total - is a protected field and calculates quantity x unit price x %.

A requisitioner may input up to 25 detail lines. If an order has more than 25 detail lines, two separate purchase orders, with two different purchase order #'s must be generated. If there are any further questions regarding this, please contact Purchasing Resources, ext 24297.

Detail lines can be deleted by clicking on the D button on the far left-hand side of section B.

Detail Line Comment - is used if a requisitioner wishes to add more detail than is available in the description field in section B. To input in this field, you must determine which detail line in section B requires further information and then click on it. This will automatically change the number in the additional comments for line box in section C. You must then click in section C to generate additional comment lines. There is a maximum of 13 additional comment lines per detail line allowed.

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