Notify PO Line Due Date Changed - Workflow Event Handler

Use this event handler to automatically notify certain people when the due date is changed on a purchase order line, which may result in an inventory shortage. The notification can be an external e-mail and/or a message sent to the Inbox form for SyteLine users.

This is the text of the notification that is sent:

To: receipient
From: originator
Subject: Possible Inventory Shortage Alert
Body: The Due Date for Purchase Order ponum Line poline Item item has 
been changed from oldduedate to newduedate. An inventory shortage may 
result from this change.

Variable Information

Variable	Description
recipient	For a SyteLine Inbox message, this is the SyteLine user name you specify in the Notify Users field on the Workflow Event Handler Activation form. You can specify multiple names separated by semicolons. For an external e-mail, this is the e-mail address you specify in the E-mail Users field on the Workflow Event Handler Activation form. You can specify multiple names separated by a semicolons.
originator	For a SyteLine Inbox message, this is usually the name of the SyteLine user who performed the action that generated the message. For an external e-mail, this is usually the e-mail address associated with the SyteLine user who performed the action that generated the message. However, if the user does not have an associated e-mail address in the Users form, or if the system cannot determine a user associated with the action, a default address or name is used. In some cases, this default is the e-mail address for the SMTP User Name associated with the intranet entered on the Site/Entities form for the site.
ponum	This is the number of the purchase order with a line whose due date has changed.
poline	This is the line number of the purchase order whose due date has changed.
item	This is the item on the PO line whose due date has changed.
oldduedate	This is the old value of the Due Date field on the Purchase Orders form.
newduedate	This is the new value of the Due Date field on the Purchase Orders form.

Modifying the Event Handler

To change the subject or body of the message, see Modifying Workflow Event Handlers.

Technical Details

Global Constants

These global constants are created by the event handler, based on the entries you make in the Workflow Event Handler Activation form:

Global Constant	Contains
CheckPurchaseOrderDueDateManagerID	Contents of the Notify Users field
CheckPurchaseOrderDueDateManagerEmail	Contents of the E-Mail Users field.

Associated Event and IDO