S6 EP2: EDI - The 850 Purchase Form with Shawn Sissenwein

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Shawn Sissenwein discusses the 850 Purchase Form, the most common problems people experience, what you can do to prevent them, and the important components that you should remember.</span></p> <p><strong>Essential points covered in this episode:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✔️</span> <strong>Accurately map the right numbers.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The 850 Purchase Form contains important data, such as vendor numbers, UPC numbers, and manufacturing part numbers. Ensure that you’ve got them all correctly in Business Central to avoid sending out erroneous information to your trading partners.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✔️</span> <strong>Discrepancies can be fixed.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">They are inevitable, but you can still do your research and find out the correct number. Issues will have an “Error” alert or an inaccurate self-generated number.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✔️</span> <strong>Pay attention to the purchase order.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">It can contain specific routing information or even special instructions. The item might be a gift for someone or something that requires you to add value. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✔️</span> <strong>The most common error is the wrong item number for the product.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sometimes, descriptions from your vendors are also different from what you have in your system. Agree with your partners to use a common item number.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✔️</span> <strong>The basic components of the 850 Form are:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">PO number</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Receiver’s name</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bill-to and ship-to addresses</span></li