Creating Change Orders from Approved Change Requests

This section discusses how to run the Change Purchase Order process.

The Change Purchase Order process creates change orders from approved change requests in the Change Request tables.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Change Purchase Orders Page

RUN_PO_POCHNG

Select parameters for and run the Change Purchase Order process.

Use the Change Purchase Orders page (RUN_PO_POCHNG) to select parameters for and run the Change Purchase Order process.

Navigation:

Purchasing > Purchase Orders > Manage Change Orders > Process Change Orders

Chg Request Selection Criteria

Field or Control

Description

Source

Select to identify a specific change request selection criteria. Values include:

PAR Location Replenishment.

EDX Change Order (From EDX or supplier-facing online acknowledgements).

Order Management Direct Ship.

PO Acknowledgments (purchase order acknowledgments).

PO Buyer Mass Change

Planning System.

Production/Shop Floor.

User Change Request.

eProcurement Change Request

Business Unit and Business Unit To

Select to run the process for one or a range of business units.

PO ID (purchase order ID) and PO ID To (purchase order ID to)

Select to run this process for one or a range of purchase order IDs.

PO Update Options

Field or Control

Description

Override Dflt Buyer's PO Sts (override default buyer's purchase order status)

After a change order is created, the associated purchase order is usually set to the buyer's default purchase order status. Select this check box to override the default status with the purchase order status that you specify in the PO Status field if the current purchase order status is D (dispatched). Values are Approved, Open, and Pending Approval.

Field or Control

Description

Use Current UOM Conv Rate (use current unit of measure conversion rate)

Select to use the current UOM conversion rate. When this option is selected, the current conversion rate is used to calculate expected standard quantity. If you do not select this option, the system calculates the expected standard quantity using the purchase order conversion rate.

Note: This option is available only when PeopleSoft Inventory is installed. If PeopleSoft Inventory is not installed, the current conversion rate is always used to calculate expected standard quantity.

PO Status (purchase order status)

Select a purchase order status that you want to use to override the default status. This field is available when you select the Override Dflt Buyer's PO Sts check box.