Purchase Order - Create Purchase Orders Without Initial Vendor Location

Previously, the application required the vendor location to be specified when creating a Purchase Order (PO). This restriction prevented users from generating a PO from an approved Purchase Requisition (PR) if the PR did not include a vendor location. As a result, users had to withdraw the approval, update the PR with the necessary vendor details, and resubmit it for approval before proceeding, introducing unnecessary administrative steps and causing delays.

With this enhancement, users can now create and edit POs without specifying the vendor location upfront. The vendor location can be added or updated at any point during the PO preparation process and will only be validated as required when the PO is submitted for approval. This change streamlines procurement activities, allowing them to progress even when vendor information is finalized later, and reduces process bottlenecks.

This accelerates and simplifies the purchasing process by removing the need to have all vendor details available at the outset. By eliminating extra steps such as withdrawing and reapproving requisitions solely to add or update vendor information, procurement teams can operate more efficiently and respond more promptly to business needs. At the same time, the solution ensures that required vendor information is still thoroughly checked and validated at the appropriate approval stage.

Steps to enable and configure

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