1. QDE
Purchase Order

2. Purchase Order
Purchase Order is designed for minimum keying for a small business, dealing with a small range of suppliers for minimum purchases. This document is likely not suitable for a business of significant scale, other than for casual purchases. Our use is for two main suppliers, one in the USA and one local who represent > 90% of the 20 or so orders we place each year. Arithmetic is automated, including calculation of GST (VAT) where required. Supplier names and ship to addresses may be drawn from lookups.

3. FormTrap use QDE for ALL
Accounting Documents
Our forms include auto-fill, list selection from internal and external lists,
arithmetic and other components.
QDE Forms may include complex arithmetic, internal totalling,
If-then-Else logic, RegEx expressions, etc.
QDE output is identical XML files to FormTrap, and may be sent to FormTrap Server to:
print fax archive

4. This is a QDE page that collects document data.
Quick Supplier Ref is a short name (from a list) that populates from
Supplier Company through to
Supplier Fax (see output later)
Currency is a pull-down list where you MUST select one of the options.
GST Applies is a tick box
Ship To is also from a list and populates other areas on output
Next Record is a decision point.

5. This from a single copy of “our” names, eg our-fax used universally.
This autofills from
Quick Supplier Ref = Tek
Subtotal and GST are calculated, with GST shown only where GST is ticked
This autofills from
Ship To = Alan-Melb

6. QDE Prompts
This is a “long prompt”. Prompts can be left of or over the keying areas, this Prompt is over.

7. QDE Help / Instructions
This is an optional Help / Instructions panel, shown when the mouse is “ hovered” over PO.

8. QDE List Response
This shows a list response, selecting FTSrv 30 printers
FTSrv 30 printers expands when formatted to this.

9. QDE Within Form Lists
Lists may be built into the form, like this one is …

10. QDE External Lists
… or supplied as external lists (simple .txt files).
External lists are maintained without modifying forms.

11. This QDE form is available from
Purchase Order
This QDE form is available from