Confirm Entire Purchase Order or Line

Explanation

A purchase order can be confirmed by the supplier regarding prices, quantities, time of delivery, etc. However, if a confirmation is not required, you can release the order and then continue in the workflow. In case the supplier does not confirm the purchase order within a specified time period, you have the option to send a reminder that the order confirmation has not been received.

Confirm the purchase order or the order line when you have received a purchase order confirmation from the supplier. You can directly confirm an order in status Planned. Use Confirm Order in the Operations menu or right click in the header and select Confirm to confirm the entire order. Use Confirm Order Line in the Operations menu or right click on the order line and select Confirm to confirm a separate order line. The order status is updated to Confirmed, meaning that the supplier has confirmed your order.

Yet another possibility is to receive a purchase order confirmation via EDI or MHS. If you have set automatic approval for the EDI/MHS messages from the supplier, the purchase order will be confirmed automatically once the message has been received, i.e., the status of the purchase order changes to Confirmed. Otherwise, you have to manually approve the confirmation in the Incoming Purchase Order Confirmation window. If the quantity on an existing purchase order line (with manual peggings connected) has been reduced, you will be notified to modify the peggings before the purchase order can be approved.

Prerequisites

System Effects

The purchase order is confirmed and receives the status Confirmed. The purchase order is ready to continue in the workflow.

Window

Purchase Order
Purchase Orders

Related Window Descriptions

Purchase Order
Purchase Order/Part Order Lines
Purchase Order/No Part Order Lines
Purchase Order/Rental Part Order Lines
Purchase Order/Misc Order Info
Purchase Orders

Procedure

  1. Populate or query for the purchase order when the confirmation is received from the supplier.
  2. Use Confirm Order in the Operations menu or right click in the header and select Confirm to confirm the whole order. Use Confirm Order Line in the Operations menu or right click on the order line and select Confirm to confirm a separate order line.