Purchase Order Intake Workbench (tdpur4601m200)

Use this session to view the purchase order lines that require a buyer's attention and to execute the appropriate actions on the lines. For example, order lines for which specific activities are yet to be executed, or lines with unconfirmed data or backorder quantities.

Filters

You can use these filters to display the appropriate selection of order lines:

  • General
    By Purchase Office, Buyer, Buy-from Business Partner, Item, or by a combination of these fields.
  • Lines ready for
    By (next) activity to be executed.
  • Miscellaneous
    By unconfirmed potential backorders, or unconfirmed purchase order lines.
Graph

When you select an order line, a graph is displayed in the Delivery Performance group box if vendor ratings are calculated for the buy-from business partner. The graph shows the on-time delivery performance of the business partner by period.

The rating is based on this data:

Note
  • You must update the vendor ratings regularly to display accurate ratings.
  • You can view a business partner's ratings in the Vendor Ratings by Period (tdpur8102m000) and Vendor Ratings by Criterion (tdpur8102m100) sessions.
Tabs

This session includes these tabs:

 

General
Purchase Office

A department in your organization that is responsible for buying the materials and services required by your organization. You assign number groups to the purchase office.

Buyer

The employee of your company who is the contact to the concerned buy-from business partner. The buyer is also known as the purchasing agent.

Buy-from Business Partner

The business partner from whom you order goods or services; this usually represents a supplier's sales department. The definition includes the default price and discount agreements, purchase-order defaults, delivery terms, and the related ship-from and invoice-from business partner.

Item

The raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be purchased, stored, manufactured, and sold.

An item can also represent a set of items handled as one kit, or which exist in multiple product variants.

You can also define nonphysical items, which are not retained in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers. The examples of nonphysical items:

  • Cost items (for example, electricity)
  • Service items
  • Subcontracting services
  • List items (menus/options)
Order Lines

The total number of purchase order lines that are displayed, based on the General filter.

Lines ready for
Approve

If this check box is selected, order lines that are ready for approval and the count of the lines are displayed.

Click Approve to activate or deactivate this filter.

Print Acknowledgement

If this check box is selected, order lines that are ready for printing an order acknowledgment and the count of the lines are displayed.

Click Print Order to activate or deactivate this filter.

Release to Warehousing

If this check box is selected, order lines that are ready for releasing to Warehousing and the count of the lines are displayed.

Click Release to Warehousing to activate or deactivate this filter.

Release Manual Activities

If this check box is selected, order lines that are ready for releasing a manual activity and the count of the lines are displayed.

Click Release Manual Activities to activate or deactivate this filter.

Miscellaneous
Confirm Backorders

If this check box is selected, order lines that have yet to be confirmed potential backorders and the count of the lines are displayed.

Click Confirm Backorders to activate or deactivate this filter.

Related topics

Order Confirmations

If this check box is selected, order lines with data that is yet to be confirmed by the supplier and the count of the lines are displayed.

Note

Confirmations are applicable only if the Use Confirmation (Purchase) check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.

Delivery Performance

See Graph.

 

Show All

Clears the filters, so you can make a new selection.