Understanding the Buyer's Workbench

Use the Buyer's Workbench to:

• Update a purchase order.

• Reset the approval status of a purchase order.

• Approve a purchase order.

• Dispatch a purchase order.

• Cancel a purchase order.

• Close a purchase order.

• View a purchase order draft.

• Inquire about a purchase order.

• Review purchase order summary activity.

You must have the authority to perform the particular activity that you select.

Access the Buyer's Workbench - Filter Options page before accessing the Buyer's Workbench. Use the Buyer's Workbench - Filter Options page to enter selection criteria for the purchase orders that you want to display on the Buyer's Workbench page. To save time and resources, enter some selection criteria to reduce the number of records retrieved, especially in a high-volume environment.