67 Overview to Advanced and Technical Operations

This chapter contains these topics:

67.1 Objectives

  • To use the advanced features of the Procurement system

  • To maximize your system efficiency and performance by increasing storage space and updating information

67.2 Overview

Advanced and technical operations for the Procurement system include the following tasks:

  • Reposting open purchase orders

  • Purging data

  • Updating supplier and item analysis records

  • Converting purchase price levels

  • Working with the subsystem

When data becomes obsolete or you need more disk space, you can use purge programs to remove data from files.

You can automate some processes, such as printing documents or running required procedures, by setting up a subsystem to run them.