Redwood: Add Attachments to Purchase Order Changes as a Supplier

Add attachments to purchase order changes as a supplier using a Redwood experience. These attachments can include files or URLs. You can add attachments by creating a change order on your purchase order.

You can use the Additional Order Details tab to add attachments on the change order header. When adding attachments as a supplier user, only ‘From Supplier’ category can be selected. 

Attachments Added on Purchase Order Header

You can use the More details drawer on the Lines tab to upload attachments to the change order line.

Add Attachments on Purchase Order Line Using the More details Drawer

You can use the More details drawer on the Schedules tab to upload attachments to the change order schedule.

Add Attachments on Purchase Order Schedule Using the More details Drawer

Use the download icon to download and view the attachments you added to the change order. The attachments added will have the username of the user who has added the attachments along with the last updated date for the attachment. 

Use Download Icon to Download Attachments

View Line Attachments Using the More details Drawer

With this feature, as a supplier, you can easily add and manage attachments, such as files or URLs, at the header, line, and schedule levels of purchase order changes. This enables clearer communication, better documentation, and enhanced traceability.

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Tips And Considerations

• The Supplier Customer Service Representative role has been assigned necessary data security policies to allow supplier users to upload attachments on purchase order changes. When using custom roles, create these new data security data policies:
  • Application Attachment
    • Data Resource: FND_ATTACHED_DOCUMENTS
    • Actions to be granted: Delete Attachment, Download Attachment, Read Attachment, Update Attachment, Delete, Read, Update
    • Condition: ENTITY_NAME should be PO_HEADERS, PO_LINES or PO_LINE_LOCATIONS
    • Enter Start date (mandatory) and End date (optional) to define when the data security policy will be in force.
  • Application Attachment Category
    • Data Resource: FND_DOCUMENT_CATEGORIES
    • Actions to be granted: Read Application Attachment, Update Application Attachment, Delete, Delete Application Attachment, Read, Update
    • Condition: CATEGORY_NAME should be FROM_SUPPLIER
    • Enter Start date (mandatory) and End date (optional) to define when the data security policy will be in force.

Key Resources

• For details on creating purchase order changes as a supplier user using a Redwood page, refer to the Redwood: Create Purchase Order Changes as a Supplier, available in Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement What's New, update 25C. 
• For information about using Oracle Visual Builder Studio to extend your Redwood application pages, see Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM and SCM: Extending Redwood Applications for HCM and SCM Using Visual Builder Studio 

Access Requirements

Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains these privileges can access this feature in Purchasing:

• View Purchase Order (PO_VIEW_PURCHASE_ORDER_PRIV)
• Change Purchase Order (PO_CHANGE_PURCHASE_ORDER_PRIV)
• Cancel Purchase Order (PO_CANCEL_PURCHASE_ORDER_PRIV)

These privileges were available prior to this update.