EDI: Bostwick-Braun: How to send and receive files

This article includes steps for the following procedures:

• How to send a Bostwick-Braun purchase order
• How to download a Bostwick-Braun packing list
• How to process a Bostwick-Braun packing list

How to send a Bostwick-Braun purchase order

1. In the Supplier list, select Bostwick.
2. On the bottom ribbon, click Confirm P.O. (or press F8).
3. In the Conform P.O. tab, on the bottom ribbon, click Buy (or press F1).
4. Open Paladin Point of Sale.
5. On the top ribbon, click the P.O. module (or press Alt+4).
6. In the Purchase Order tab, add the items you want to order.
7. In the Enter P.O. Number box, enter a part number, or click Next to receive an automatically generated purchase order number. A Create PO window will appear that shows you where the purchase order file was saved. The name of the file is your Bostwick-Braun account number.
   
8. On your desktop, double-click the Upload Bostwick-Braun Order icon.
9. In the internet browser window, sign in to Bostwick-Braun with your credentials.
10. In the Bostwick-Braun Company Upload Facility page, click Click here to upload an order.
11. In the Order Upload Facility page, click Browse.
12. In the Open window, go to C:\PaladinPOS\Export, select the PO file you created, and then click Open.
13. When the file appears in the Order File: box, click Submit to upload the purchase order.

How to download a Bostwick-Braun packing list

1. On your desktop, double-click the Receive Packing List – Bostwick icon.
2. Enter your credentials.
3. Click Retrieve.
4. Click Save As, go to the C:\PaladinPOS\Export folder, and then click Save.

How to process a Bostwick-Braun packing list

1. Open Paladin Point of Sale.
2. On the top ribbon, click the Inventory module (or press 3).
3. On the bottom ribbon, click  EDI (or press F9).
4. In the EDI Processing window, click Browse to search for the downloaded file.
5. Go to the C:\PaladinPOS\Export folder, and then select thegetpklist####### file (where ####### is a set of letters and numbers).
6. Verify by date that this is the packing list you recently downloaded. If you cannot see the date, click View, and then click Details.
7. Click Open.
8. Click Process EDI File.
9. After the EDI file is processed, a File PO window appears with open Bostwick-Braun purchase orders. Select the purchase order you just processed using EDI, and then click Close P.O.
10. In the EDI Processing window, click Reporting to view the invoice receiving reports. Open each report and scroll down to the bottom to check for errors.
11. When you are done, close the EDI Reporting window and the EDI Processing window.