Proposed purchase order

The Proposed Purchase Order (PPO) functionality allows you to negotiate the terms of the demand. A Discrete Purchase Order (DPO) for which the negotiation is in progress is considered as PPO. You can negotiate the required date, quantity and the unit price specified for the PPO line item. A PPO is converted to a DPO only if the proposed changes are approved by the customer.

The PO line data such as the quantity, price, or delivery date, is synchronized with Supplier Exchange, if the data is modified in the ERP by a customer. Consequently, a PPO is created in Supplier Exchange. These PPOs are displayed on the “Acceptance Required” tab of the Proposed PO Management List page.

PPO Highlighting

The application highlights the PPO line for which the customer has modified the Required Date, Quantity or the Unit Price, when negotiating a PPO. The value modified by the customer is also highlighted. You can rest the pointer on the field that is highlighted, to view the values prior to the modification. The Original Value, Last Changed and the Current Value for the field are displayed in a tooltip.

The application also highlights the Schedule for which the customer has modified the Required Date, Quantity or the Unit Price. You can review the customer proposed changes to the schedule line on the Schedule tab in the Line Item Detail page.

You can also review the modifications to the PPO on the History tab in the Line Item Detail page.