Purchase Orders

A purchase order initiated from Infor LN is synchronized with the Portal to simplify the multiple interactions between a customer and the supplier. The supplier can review and respond to these Purchase Orders initiated in Infor LN. These orders are listed in the Supplier View and Procurement section on the Portal.

Note: Purchase orders are displayed on the Portal only if:
  • The Purchase Order Active on the Portal check box must be selected in the Collaboration Parameters (tcclb0100m00) session, and the business partner or the supplier is linked to an External Entity on the External ID Business Partners (tcclb1122m000) session in Infor LN.
  • A template is defined for the Purchase Order in the Procurement Templates (tcclb0130m400) session.
  • The user with LN Tenant Administrator role must selects LNPortal check box as authorized component for the Externanl Entity created for the supplier.
  • The subcontractor is assigned one of these security roles in External Entities:
    • EEU-LN-LNPortal-Supply-Chain-Planner
    • EEU-LN-LNPortal-Sales-Rep
    • EEU-LN-LNPortal-Admin

The settings for a purchase order are defined for the business partner in the Business Partner Portal Settings (tcclb0198m000) session.

The supplier can respond to a purchase order only if the Purchase Order Acknowledgement on the Portal check box is selected in the Collaboration Parameters (tcclb0100m00) session.