Running Contract Release Processes for Purchasing Contracts

Supplier Contract Management uses the purchase order sourcing business process to stage and source contract releases into purchase orders and vouchers. The process creates purchase orders from contract item requests loaded into PeopleSoft Purchasing staging tables.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Stage Contract POs Page

RUN_PO_POCNTRCT

Stage contract releases to create purchase orders.

PO Auto Sourcing - Objectives Page

RUN_PO_AUTOSRC1

Source purchase orders automatically.

PO Calculations - Run Controls Page

RUN_PO_POCALC1

Run the Purchase Order Calculations process.

PO Creation - Create PO Page

RUN_PO_POCREATE

Create purchase orders using staging table data.

Sourcing Workbench Page

PO_SRC_ANALYSIS

View and update purchase orders in staging tables.

Use the Stage Contract POs page (RUN_PO_POCNTRCT) nter the selection criteria for the PO Calculations process (RUN_PO_POCNTRCT) and to run the process to stage contract releases to create purchase orders.

Navigation:

Supplier Contracts > Contract Release Processes > Stage Contract POs

Use the PO Auto Sourcing - Objectives page (RUN_PO_AUTOSRC1) to select the sources for generating purchase orders to configure the Automatic Purchase Sourcing process (PO_AUTO_SRC) to run multiple jobs in sequence for the same set of staging records.

Navigation:

Supplier Contracts > Contract Release Processes > PO Auto Sourcing

Use the PO Calculations - Run Controls page (RUN_PO_POCALC1) to create a tentative purchase order header, line, and schedule to build final purchase orders. You can enter the run control criteria for the PO Calculations process (PO_POCALC) and run the process.

Navigation:

Supplier Contracts > Contract Release Processes > PO Calculations

Use the PO Creation - Create PO page (RUN_PO_POCREATE) to enter the selection criteria for the Create Purchase Orders process (PO_POCREATE) and to run the process. You can also define creation options, including calculating purchase order line numbers, holding from further processing, and enabling dispatch when the purchase order is approved.

Navigation:

Supplier Contracts > Contract Release Processes > PO Creation

Use the Sourcing Workbench page (PO_SRC_ANALYSIS) to view and update purchase orders in staging tables.

Navigation:

Supplier Contracts > Contract Release Processes > Sourcing Workbench

The Sourcing Workbench component provides you with a view of the results of each sourcing step. The Sourcing Workbench enables you to view staged rows, along with any errors accompanying them. You can also select sourcing criteria, view the rows of data on the PO_ITM_STG table, and access pages to change the recommended supplier, change quantities sourced to each supplier, or correct errors.