The Purpose of the Purchase assistant is to calculate the minimum inventory quantities and lead times required to maintain an inventory balance without over stocking. The Purchase assistant works together with the PO generator to automate inventory replenishment cycles.
PUR > Purchase Assistant 
Using the Purchase Assistant
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The Purchase Assistant Screen
The second screen of the Purchase Assistant will give you it's "recommendations". The top half of the screen will summarize what you chose to evaluate and also has icons to work your data some more.
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- Update Inventory – This icon will make the Purchase assistants recommendations and your changes real, by updating the items warehouse tab MIN QTY amount. This new amount is what will feed into and drive the PO Generator.
- Update and Generate PO – Does the same as update inventory but takes you directly to the PO generator when done.
The lower half of the second Purchase Assistant screen is the actual recommendations. It will list the item, description and its daily and periodic usage, old and new lead times, min quantity and reorder quantity. Any of the white boxes can be changed and they will re-calculate the line upon pressing enter. (Not tab)
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