The general parameters for Acquisitions include the default periods for expiry and cancellation, the local country code and currency code, and the start and end of the financial year.

By default the parameters are grouped according to their function: Control numbers, EDI, Financial, or General. But you can click  to sort all the parameters alphabetically if you wish.

Click to select the parameter you want to change. You’ll see a brief description of the selected parameter at the bottom of the dialog.

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Allow long filenames for FTP	Specifies whether long filenames will be truncated when files are being transferred using FTP.
Allow reservations in order details	Specifies whether you can add reservations to the order details.
Apply discount rate by default	Specifies whether the discount rate in the vendor details is automatically applied to an order.
Apply vendor's average price as default	Specifies whether the average price in the vendor details is automatically applied to an order.
Auto complete receipts	Specifies whether the complete flag on receipts is automatically set to yes when EDI order responses are processed.
Cc address for e-mail claims	Claims and reminders you email to vendors will be cc'd to this address.
Copy order material type to items	Specifies whether to copy the Material type specified in an order record to the items that are automatically created from that order.
Check for multiple external fund ID	Specifies whether to check if the funds on an invoice have different external codes.
Default classification scheme	The default classification scheme to be applied to an order.
Default expiry period	This is used to calculate the expiry date for an order if there is no expiry period specified for the order priority.
E-mail address for EDI transactions	The library's email address for EDI transactions.
End of financial year	The last day and month of the financial year.
Floating tax rate	Specifies whether the Unit price (excl. tax) or the Tax rate changes if you change the Unit price (incl. tax) in the order details, and whether the Unit price (incl. tax) or the Tax rate changes if you change the Unit price (excl. tax).
Inflation rate	This is used to automatically increase the unit price for a serial when the subscription is renewed.
Invoice line item prefix/suffix	The characters used as a prefix and suffix for system-generated invoice line item numbers.
Invoice prefix/suffix	The characters used as a prefix and suffix for system-generated invoice numbers.
Line item prefix/suffix	The characters used as a prefix and suffix for system-generated line item numbers.
Local country	Your country.
Local currency	Your local currency.
Maximum price variance at check-in	The maximum percentage variation between the original price of an order and the actual price at check in. If this variation is exceeded then a warning message will be displayed.
Minimum fund balance	If the fund balance falls to within this percentage of the original budget then you'll see a warning message when you confirm an order or update an invoice.
Purchase order prefix/suffix	The characters used as a prefix and suffix for system-generated purchase order numbers.
Receipt prefix/suffix	The characters used as a prefix and suffix for system-generated receipt numbers.
SAN for EDI transactions	The library's Standard Address Number.
Start of financial year	The first day and month of the financial year.
Supplementary order prefix/suffix	The characters used as a prefix and suffix for system-generated supplementary order numbers.