PO search

Use this procedure to search for and perform actions on purchase orders.
  1. Select Purchasing > Search.
  2. Use the search parameters to narrow results. You can leave the parameters blank and click Search to show the entire list of records.
    You can also use Inventory Region to filter purchase orders associated with a specific regional group of Ship To Locations. This helps users view purchase orders that belong to their assigned regional responsibility, including purchase orders that may be assigned to another buyer.
    Note: Use Inventory Region filters to support team-based processing by region instead of filtering only by individual buyer.
  3. When applicable to the record, you can perform these actions on a purchase order:
    • Open a record to view
    • Create
    • Create from a Blanket contract
    • Create from another purchase order
    • Create from a Template
    • Quick create
    • Cancel
    • Release
    • Issue a draft
    • Issue a final
    • Resequence
    • Update
    • Delete

Filtering transactions by Inventory Region

Use Inventory Region filtering to view transactions associated with a regional group of Ship To Locations.
  1. Open a purchasing list or search page.
  2. Select the Inventory Region field in the filter criteria.
  3. Select a region.
  4. Click Search.
    Only transactions associated with the selected Inventory Region are displayed. Use this filter to create a focused work queue for purchase orders, purchase requests, buyer messages, invoice messages, acknowledgement records, and other applicable purchasing transactions.
    Note: Inventory Region is derived from the Ship To Location on the transaction and cannot be manually updated.