How Purchase Orders Are Automatically Created
You can use automated order creation to automatically convert an approved requisition into a purchase order, and communicate it to the supplier. Automated order creation can be done with no manual intervention from a procurement agent.
Automated ordering, or touchless buying, mimics the manual process by:
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Finding a supplier to source the items from.
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Finding an agreement with the supplier to derive terms and conditions, including the price.
You can configure automated order buying for requisitions created in the following ways:
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Requisitions for catalog items, including:
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Items from agreements
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Punchout catalog items
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Requisitions imported through the requisitions open interface
Requisitions sourced to a contract purchase agreement must have the Negotiated check box selected on the requisition line in order to be automatically converted to a purchase order.