Purchase Order Fulfillment Workbench (tdpur4601m300)

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 that are yet to be received and are almost due, or lines with a due date (planned receipt date) in the past.

Filters

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

  • General Filter
    By Purchase Office, Buyer, Buy-from Business Partner, Item, or by a combination of these fields.
  • Process Filter
    By processing status.
  • Planned Receipt Date Filter
    By due date.
Graph

When you select an order line, a graph is displayed in the Economic Stock Level group box that includes the item inventory for the due date, and for a couple of days before and after the due date.

Example:

The inventory for item LAPTOP is 100 in warehouse A. On the due date, which is today, 10 items are purchased. The day after tomorrow, 20 items are expected to be received in warehouse A.

The graph for item LAPTOP and warehouse A displays this data:

Day before yesterday100 pcs
Yesterday100 pcs
Today90 pcs
Tomorrow90 pcs
Day after tomorrow110 pcs

 

Tab

The Order Lines tab refers to the Purchase Order Fulfillment Lines (tdpur4101m600) session. When you double-click a line, the Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) session is started.

 

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.

Process
Back Ordered

If this check box is selected, backorder lines and the count of the lines are displayed.

Click Backordered to activate or deactivate this filter.

Related topics

Returns

If this check box is selected, return order lines and the count of the lines are displayed.

Click Returns to activate or deactivate this filter.

Planned Receipt Date
Past Due

If this check box is selected, order lines with the planned receipt date in the past and the count of the lines are displayed.

Click Past Due to activate or deactivate this filter.

Due Today

If this check box is selected, order lines with the planned receipt date scheduled for today and the count of the lines are displayed.

Click Due Today to activate or deactivate this filter.

Due 1-7 Days

If this check box is selected, order lines with the planned receipt date in the next seven days and the count of the lines are displayed.

Click Due 1-7 Days to activate or deactivate this filter.

Due Beyond 7 Days

If this check box is selected, order lines with the planned receipt date after the next seven days and the count of the lines are displayed.

Click Due Beyond 7 Days to activate or deactivate this filter.

Economic Stock Level

See Graph.

 

Show All

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