Vendor Bill - Purchase Order Quantity Tolerance and Vendor Bill - Purchase Order Quantity Difference different between those two feature in three way matching process with example

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In the three-way matching process in NetSuite, the Purchase Order (PO), Item Receipt (IR), and Vendor Bill (VB) are compared to ensure that the quantities and prices match. However, there are two features in NetSuite that allow for some flexibility in this process: Purchase Order Quantity Tolerance and Purchase Order Quantity Difference. 1. Purchase Order Quantity Tolerance: This feature allows for a certain percentage of overage or underage on the PO quantity. For example, if you have a deal with your manufacturer that they can produce plus or minus 5% of your purchase order quantity, you can set this as your tolerance. If the manufacturer produces a quantity within this range, you can log an item receipt for that quantity without changing the original PO. This is useful when you want to allow for some flexibility in the production quantity. 2. Purchase Order Quantity Difference: This feature allows for a difference between the PO quantity and the IR quantity. If the manufacturer produces a quantity that is different from the PO quantity, you can log an item receipt for that quantity without changing the original PO. This is useful when you want to allow for some variation in the production quantity. For example, let's say you have a PO for 100 units of an item, with a tolerance of 5%. If the manufacturer produces 105 units, you can log an item receipt for 105 units without changing the original PO. If the manufacturer produces 95 units, you can log an item receipt for 95 units without changing the original PO. If the manufacturer produces 110 units, you would need to change the original PO to match the IR quantity. To handle over-receipt, you'll need to enable the account preference

Allow Overage on Item Receipts

(Setup > Accounting Preferences > Order Management). You may also want to implement a process for closing the remaining balance on the partially received PO. You may also want to look into the "Match Bill to Receipt" and the "Post Vendor Bill Variances" processes. These processes can help you manage variances between the PO, IR, and VB. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******