Cost override

A requester who is allowed to override costs is similar to a buyer but is not a designated buyer in Purchasing. This type of requester has knowledge of the price through direct contact with the vendor.

This setup is required to allow a cost override. A cost override is a manually specified cost:

• Requesters

  To allow a requester to override costs, select these check boxes on Requesters: Manual Cost Override Allowed, Override Contract Cost, and Override Last PO Last Cost. The Override Contract Cost check box is selected by default except for inventory items. Manually specified costs are allowed for vendor agreements when these fields are selected.

• Requisitions

  Select the Override Cost check box on Requisition Line Entry Detail. When the check box is selected, the manually entered cost is used for items. A purchase order is created without requiring the buyer to review the purchase order. If the check box is cleared, the default cost is used even though the requester is allowed to manually enter a cost.