Performing Mass Buyer Changes

PeopleSoft Purchasing provides a mass update method that enables you to make buyer changes for purchase orders in bulk rather than one purchase order at a time. For example, if a buyer leaves an organization, you can update that buyer’s existing orders with a replacement buyer in one step, helping to prevent suppliers from losing touch with an organization’s contact person when the organization makes personnel changes.

If the Track Change check box is selected for the Buyer field on a Purchasing change template, the system automatically creates change orders using the PO_POCHNG batch process. Mass changes to a buyer are also included in the change tracking history.

In addition, if the Reapprove check box is selected for the Buyer field on the change template, then the system initiates the Approval Framework workflow to route the change when the buyer is changed.

Note:

The PO_POCHNG batch process does not reset the default values for the Origin, Ship To ID, Department ID, and Location fields when you make a change to the buyer.