Purchase Order Presets (POPS) are used to predefine some or all of the entries in a Purchase Type for purchase orders. They are intended to speed up the entry of a purchase transaction, particularly where the data entered is frequently repeated. It also allows you to automate data entry, and so improve accuracy. Once they have been defined, they can be assigned to a Purchase Type using Purchase Type Setup (PTS).

To define presets for purchase orders use Purchase Order Presets Setup (POPS) which contains the following:

General Details Analysis

General Information
Preset Code
An identifying code for the preset. General section of the screen also contains additional information about the preset like Preset Status, Preset Description, Preset Short Heading, Preset Look Up
Preset Type
The type of preset required. The options are:

Start of document - to attach the preset to the start of the document. Item - to attach the preset to a particular item. The item is specified in the Item Code field. Prompted - to prompt the user. Line number - to attach the preset to a particular line of the document. End of Document - to attach the preset to the end of the document.

Preset Totalling
If this box is checked, you can total or subtotal a line value over the lines entered.
Preset Line Number
Number of the line within the preset. In Purchase Order Entry, the line is incremented automatically, so this field applies the preset to a particular line.
Buyer
The employee to be defined as the buyer for the item.