Procurement Card Processing on the Purchase Order

When creating a purchase order online, the system will automatically assign a procurement card or supplier card to the purchase order from the supplier or buyer if applicable. After the procurement card is assigned by the system the buyer can override the procurement card with another card if they so choose and are authorized. A buyer that does not have a procurement card as a default may assign one given that they have the appropriate security.

If there are multiple procurement cards or supplier cards that could apply to the purchase order, the system uses a default hierarchy strategy when assigning the procurement card or supplier card to the purchase order. The default procurement card hierarchy strategy that occurs when assigning a procurement card to a purchase order is:

• If the supplier location on the purchase order has a supplier card defined for it then the system will assign the supplier card as the payment method on the purchase order.

• If no supplier card exists, then the system will assign the requesters procurement card to the purchase order as payment method if the purchase order was created from a requisition.

• Finally, if no supplier card exists for the supplier location and no procurement cards exist for the requester, then the system will assign the buyers procurement card as payment method on the purchase order.