Running a functional test on the Procurement PO Dispatcher

  1. Punchout to the vendor of your choice.
  2. Create a requisition and a purchase order. Approve it using the normal process until it is in a released state.
  3. Run the appropriate Mass PO Issue (PO120) job.

    See Setting up Mass PO Issue (PO120) for use with PO Dispatcher.

  4. Using ProcessFlow Designer or ProcessFlow Administrator, run the dispatcherPO flow.
  5. Verify the log file (created automatically by the flow) for errors.

    The log file is located in the path you defined when you set the logging_directory value in dispatcherPO_config.xml.

    Note: To see the input files and the resulting output files, review the archive_directory. At least three files should be created after a successful run:

    • The original PO120 output file. File extension: .PO120.

    • One or more files with a .PO extension. This file represents one purchase order from the original PO120 file.

    • One or more files with a .cXML extension. This file represents one purchase order in the target (cXML) format. It corresponds to the .PO file of the same name.

    For information about how to design flows and use the ProcessFlow Designer, see the ProcessFlow Administration Guide for your release of ProcessFlow Standard or ProcessFlow Professional.