Assign purchase contract to purchase order

Article04/15/20241 min read

Assigning relevant purchase contracts to orders improves traceability, communication, compliance, and accountability. This approach reduces time and costs while aiding data analysis for well-informed decision-making. With this feature, you can assign single or multiple purchase contracts to the associated purchase orders. The following procedure describes how to perform this activity.

  1. Select the Search icon , enter Purchase Orders, and then choose the related link.
    The Purchase Orders list page opens.
  2. On the action bar, select New.
    The Purchase Order card page opens.
  3. On the General FastTab, enter Vendor No., Vendor Name,and Vendor Invoice No.
  4. On the Lines FastTab, enter Type, Item No., and Quantity.
  5. In the Contract No. field, select the AssistEdit button, and then choose the relevant contract number.
    The contract number is assigned to the purchase order.
  6. On the action bar, select Home > Release > Release.
    The purchase order is released.
Note

When releasing/posting a purchase order without assigning the corresponding purchase contract, the system triggers a message alerting the presence of the purchase contract .