A wholesale portal should support account rules for required and default PO numbers so checkout stops missing the buyer PO. Week one on Parcel Build is that first working version: require PO and optional default for known accounts. You own the code. Flat monthly. See custom software for wholesalers. If default PO number rules in a wholesale portal is the gap, start a free 30-day build.
What PO number rules belong in week one for known accounts?
Week one can cover require-PO on the account, an optional default PO value the buyer can keep or edit, and a clear checkout block when the required field is empty. Blanket PO contract pricing engines as the primary path, EDI 850 as the primary path, and procurement punchout can wait until that require-and-default path earns its keep.
On Parcel Build, week one is a first working version of that path. Flat monthly. You own the code.
Why optional free-text PO fields create orders finance cannot match to the buyer PO
Checkout treats PO as optional free text. Buyers skip it under time pressure. Finance later cannot match the order to the buyer PO. Inside sales asks for the number after release. Rework starts because the portal never required the field the account already needs.
Account rules for required and default PO keep the buyer PO on the order at submit instead of in a follow-up email.
What stays out of month one
Defer blanket PO contract pricing engines as the primary path. Defer EDI 850 as the primary path. Defer procurement punchout. Month one is require-PO and optional default for known accounts.
FAQ
Is a default PO number the same as blanket PO contract pricing?
No. A default PO number pre-fills or requires the PO field at checkout. Blanket PO contract pricing is a commercial pricing engine tied to a long-running agreement. They can sit together later. Week one can prove require-PO and default without cloning blanket contract pricing as the primary path.
Does week one need regex PO format masks before require-PO and a default value are useful?
No. Week one can start with require-PO and an optional default value. Regex format masks can wait until that path earns its keep.
Next step
If default PO number rules in a wholesale portal is what feels hardest, start a free 30-day build. Name that gap on the form. We scope a free 30-day build on that problem: first working version in week one, flat monthly after if you want to continue.