Supplier Managed Purchasing Documents for Outside Processing

As a supplier user you can manage purchasing documents to support your handling of outside processing items.

To manage purchasing documents for outside processing you must understand the following:

What is an outside processing purchasing document?
How can you search for an outside processing purchase agreement?
What outside processing attributes are visible on an outside processing purchase agreement?
How can you search for an outside processing purchase order?
What outside processing attributes are visible on an outside processing purchase order?
How you can manage an outside processing purchasing document?

Outside Processing Purchasing Documents

An outside processing purchase order is created based on manufacturing work order demand for an outside processing service your organization provides. A purchase order for the outside processing item is generated based on the details in an outside processing purchase agreement.

You search for and manage outside processing purchase agreements and purchase orders in the Suppler Portal work area. Use the Manage Agreements and Manage Orders tasks.

Search for an Outside Processing Purchase Agreement

On the Manage Agreements page, Headers tab, you can view the Document Style column in the search results. Look for agreements with an outside processing document style. For example, Outside Processing Blanket Purchase Agreement.

You can also use the advanced search function to narrow your search results to see only outside processing agreements. Add the Document Style field as a search field, and search for a particular outside processing document style.

Outside Processing Details on a Purchase Agreement

When you open an outside processing purchase agreement, the document style displays in the page name. For example, Outside Processing Blanket Agreement 123456. The document style also displays in the agreement name on the PDF version of the agreement.

Search for an Outside Processing Purchase Order

On the Manage Orders page, on the Headers tab, use the advanced search function to narrow your search results to see only outside processing orders. Add the Document Style as a search field, and search for a particular outside processing document style.

On the Schedules tab, you can also use the advanced search to add the Document Style or Work Order number as search fields.

On the Schedules tab, in the search results, the Description column for an outside processing item displays an Information icon. The display text for the icon states, "This is an outside processing transaction". Click the icon to view the Manufacturing Details dialog, which displays the Product, Work Order, and Operation Sequence.

Outside Processing Details on a Purchase Order

When viewing an order, the text on the page tab and title includes the name of the outside processing document style. For example: Outside Processing Purchase Order 1003608.

You can see these outside processing attributes when managing purchase order and change order lines and schedules:

Destination Type is Work Order.
Item is the outside processing item.
Item Description on the purchase order line includes an Information icon. Display text for the icon states, "This is an outside processing transaction". Click the icon to view the Manufacturing Details dialog, which displays the Product, Work Order, and Operation Sequence.

Outside processing attributes are also communicated on the purchase order and change order document PDF. You can see the following:

The name of the outside processing document style is included in the document title.
On outside processing lines text is displayed stating, "Attention: This is an outside processing transaction."

Manage an Outside Processing Purchasing Document

Managing an outside processing purchasing document is similar to managing any other type of purchasing document. As a supplier, you can:

Acknowledge purchase agreements and purchase orders for outside processing items.
Split purchase order schedules for outside processing items, and request different requested or ship dates.

You can also use the Supplier Portal work area to support consecutive outside processing operations. These are operations where your organization performs an outside processing service, and ships the partially finished item to another supplier for subsequent processing. Use the Create ASN task to enter an advanced shipment notice for an outside processing item. The shipment notice can be processed in Oracle Fusion Receiving.