Distribution, Manufacturing, and Internet Modules

[bridgette]

Using M90 4.4.....

For some reason, when we enter lines on a Purchase Order it's using Average Cost instead of Standard Cost.  Is there an easy way to change that?  It's really annoying to correct the price on every single line of every single Purchase Order.

[kvpierce]

How do you have your items setup? Is the Valuation method Standard Cost? Do you have a Standard Cost amount entered for Purchases?

[VKZIMM]

Is the valuation method in Inventory Standard or Average?

[kvpierce]

If your Valuation method for the item is Standard Cost, but the Purchases Standard Cost is 0, it will use the cost hierarchy to determine the cost to use:

The standard cost from the Inventory file is used. If the standard cost is zero, the unit cost defaults to the last cost. If the last cost is zero, the unit cost defaults to the warehouse average cost. If the warehouse average cost is zero, the unit cost defaults to the item average cost.

If you're using vendor pricing, than that hierarchy will be used:

Hierarchy of Costs for Purchase Order Entry, Receipt of Goods Entry, Return of Goods Entry (one-step), Material Requisition Entry (with a Purchase Order number assigned), and Auto Reorder Selection:

• The Vendor’s price level is used; however, if a vendor’s price level does not exist, then the primary vendor's last cost specified in the Item Vendors Maintenance window is used. If this value is zero, the item's last cost is used. If the last cost is zero, then the valuation methods listed below are used.

HHope this helps.

[zip]

http://infosource.sagesoftwareonline.com/infasp/kdb.asp?isresolutionconceptid=638

And a common practice to force Standard Cost to appear in P/O Entry, is to set Vendor-specific Pricing: 

      Vendor Maint > Items > Pricing > tab, tab (dsct %, 0), Accept. 

(Note:  This can easily be automated via Visual Integrator.)