- Select Purchasing
- Purchase Order Entry
- Select “▶|” to get the the last PO record.
- Select “◀” to find the PO that has Approval Status = Unapproved.
- Change “Approval Status” dropdown to “Approved”.
- Select “Save” button.
- Select “OK” button to “This buyer has been deleted since you opened the window.” This message is NEW, I haven’t seen it before.
- Make a note of PO Number.
- For the PO Status to change to Released, the PO needs to be printed, Select Print.
- Only select “Screen” check box and uncheck other boxes, unless you want to print this PO.
- Select OK button.
- Purchase Order Preview displays on screen. You can choose to close it, “X”.
- After refreshing the Purchase Order Entry screen, the PO Status changed to Released. Select “◀” arrow.
- Selecting “▶” arrow will refresh the screen.
- PO Status displays “Released”.
- To Confirm the PO, select “Additional”.
- Select “Confirm PO”.
- Notice “PO Confirm” check box is blank.
- Select “Yes” button to the Confirm Purchase Order.
- Select “Screen” checkbox only, unless you do want to print this record.
- Select “OK” button.
- PO Approval audit report displays. Validate the equipment listed are correct. Close it “X”.
- Locate the PO Number in Purchasing -> Purchase Order Entry. Notice, PO Confirmed now has a checkbox.
- PO Confirm process completed.
Note: You can skip some of the steps above if Approval Status is “Approved” and/or PO status is “Released”, but PO is NOT Confirmed.