Terminology

These terms are used throughout the Oracle Purchasing playbook.

Term	Definition
Draft Purchase Order	A document that controls the purchase of an item or a service that's created but isn't yet communicated to the supplier.
Purchase Order	A commercial document that controls purchasing of an item or service, typically from a supplier who resides outside of your organization.
Purchase Agreement	A long-term agreement between a supplier and the requesting organization that can be referenced by purchase orders in the future. Agreements contain the details with which you agree with your supplier on specific terms and conditions, with or without indicating the goods and services that you'll purchase. For example, an agreement with a supplier for 50 laptops, or an agreement with another supplier for installing a television.
Procurement Agent	Users with roles such as buyer, catalog administrator, and supplier manager. These users must be defined as procurement agents to manage procurement documents and perform other procurement actions.
Procurement Approved Supplier List Entry	A repository that links items to the suppliers and supplier sites that are approved to provide the items to a specific ship-to organization or to the entire enterprise.