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Converting a paper authorization code to electronic

The Inventory Management page provides a function to convert FoD authorization codes you previously received in paper form from the Lenovo factory into electronic form so that they can then be managed by this Inventory management system.

The steps are as follows:

  1. From the navigation menu (see Figure 3) select Inventory management.

  2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and enter the sales order number in the field show in Figure 1 and click the blue arrow icon adjacent that field.

    Figure 1. Converting an FoD fulfilled as a piece of paper into an electronic FoD
    Converting an FoD fulfilled as a piece of paper into an electronic FoD

    If clicking the arrow icon returns you back to the same page, scroll to the top of the page to see if there are any error messages. For example, if the sales order number you entered is already for electronic FoD authorization codes, you will see the following message:

    Sales Order is eletronic FoD already.

  3. If the sales order is a valid paper FoD order, you are then shown the part numbers associated with the sales order as shown in Figure 2. Click Convert to convert the authorization code to electronic.

    Figure 2. Confirmation page
    Confirmation page

  4. If the process is successful, you will see the following message:

    Sales Order Number converted Successfully

You can now manage the inventory of this sales order number as described in Allocating your FoD inventory to your customers.