Understanding Purchase Order Acknowledgment

When a buyer creates a purchase order in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, the supplier for whom the purchase order was entered can use the SRM portlet to view the purchase order.

The supplier can acknowledge the purchase order without changes. In this situation, the system updates the purchase order line status to an acknowledged status in accordance with the order activity rules.

The supplier can also change the date, quantity, and unit price and then acknowledge the purchase order. If the quantity is short-supplied, the supplier can cancel the remaining quantity. If the supplier changes the date, quantity, or unit price, the system validates the changes against the tolerance rules and initiates a purchase order change approval workflow if the purchase order is out of tolerance.

If the supplier needs to indicate delivery over multiple dates, the supplier can split purchase order lines.

Note: The buyer can perform purchase order acknowledgment, including modifying or splitting the purchase order, on behalf of the supplier. If the buyer makes a change that exceeds the tolerance rules, the purchase order is routed through the approval process just as it would be if the supplier had done the acknowledgment.