Purchase order processing

A purchase order request is a record that contains a request for items or services. Order requests can originate from Inventory Control, Requisitions, and Item and Order Billing.

When order requests are received from other solutions, the requests are stored in an interface file. You can initiate the creation of purchase orders with one of these actions in Purchasing:

• Process Purchase Requests

  Automatically create purchase orders from order requests that contain the required information. Order requests must contain a vendor, a buyer, the cost, and a delivery date.

• Manage Purchase Requests

  Missing information can be added to order requests, for example, the cost, the combining of requests for the same item, quantities, etc. After the missing information is added, create and release the purchase order manually, or rerun the purchase order interface to create and release purchase orders in a batch.

Additional setup for the transfer of orders is required if order requests are sent to Purchasing from another solution. See the Purchasing User Guide.