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Purchase orders

In Purchase Orders you track all the POs generated from your awards. It's the post-award traceability of each purchase: which supplier, at what price, against which request, and with all the process documentation at hand.

The list

  • Search by PO code, request code (PR), ERP PO number or supplier name.

  • Filter by who awarded.

  • Columns: code, source request, external ID (ERP), supplier, items, delivery address, total, status, who awarded and creation date.

  • The list loads with infinite scroll and the filters stay in the URL so you can share them.

  • With View you open each order's detail.

PO statuses

Status

Meaning

Draft

Generated but still editable; the award can be reversed.

Created

Issued after the award.

Sent

Forwarded to the supplier.

Confirmed

The supplier accepted the order.

Rejected

The supplier did not accept it. Orders in this status are hidden by default in the list.

The PO detail

Each order opens with four tabs. At the top you see the code, the status and, if the PO is in draft and was a full award, the button to reverse the award.

General

It's the most complete tab. It brings together:

  • Award summary: who awarded, when and the total value.

  • Purchase savings (if there's history): nominal savings, real savings (inflation-adjusted) and an indicator of whether you beat inflation, with the number of items that have history.

  • Downloads:

    • Full dossier / file (ZIP): the entire purchase process packaged.

    • Comparison in PDF and comparison in Excel of the quotations.

    • Emails in PDF: the exchange with the supplier.

    • View comparison on screen: opens the full comparison of the award.

  • Basic information: PO code, status, currency, PO type and a shortcut to the source request.

  • Supplier: name, email, primary contact and payment terms.

  • Delivery: lead time (days from confirmation) or delivery date, and the detailed address.

  • Organization: organization, department and a summary of items and total value.

Items

The list of what was awarded with quantity and unit, unit price, line total and lead time. Each item indicates whether it came from the quotation or from an agreement, and expands to show manufacturer code, technical specifications, the reference to the request item and the per-item savings analysis (historical price, accumulated inflation, nominal and real savings).

Timeline

The chronological record of the order: creation by award, status changes, AI validation, processing and scheduled delivery date. Each event appears with its date and, where applicable, the user and the details.

Documents

The attachments from the winning supplier's quotation (downloadable one by one) and a traceability section that summarizes which request the PO came from, when and by whom, with a shortcut to the original request.

Reverse an award

If the PO is in draft and was a full award, you can reverse it. It asks you for a reason and warns that the action can't be undone: the order becomes rejected, the request goes back to pending award, the quotations are restored and the calculated savings are lost. Partial awards can't be reversed from here.

And then

  • If your organization uses the logistics module, the PO's deliveries are tracked with trackings, calendar and automatic follow-ups to the supplier.

  • If your suppliers use the portal, they can confirm the PO online, send shipping notices and invoice against it (see Accounts payable).