Shane,

The simplest way would be to make the reference a mandatory analysis code.  The downside with this, is because it is mandatory you MUST have a default value for it.  You may also need to either amend all of the existing POs to have the default reference on, or alternatively you Business Partner may be able to write a script to quickly update the existing records with the default value.

Hi,

For alerts the only option you have at the moment is supplier alerts.
https://desktophelp.sage.co.uk/sage200/professional/Content/PL/Supplier%20alerts.htm?

You will have to set them up individually per supplier and the alert will prompt when the supplier is selected during the Purchase order creation processing.

Thanks
Mo

Thanks Mo

I don't have an alerts tab only Company, Bank, Contacts, Trading, Payment, Credit, Attachment & Memo.

Hi Shane,

This option is available for all Sage 200 variants 2023 R1 (12.00.0048) and above. If you meet this criteria and still do not see this option then it could be disabled for your user. I'd suggest to contact your support provider to configure access to alerts should you meet the software version requirements. 

Thanks
Mo