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Process · Request to approved order

Request to approved order

A useful handoff begins with a named source record and ends with a result that another team member can inspect. Use the same supplier, organization and source revision throughout a rehearsal so the decision can be followed without guessing which record changed.

Step by step

  1. Record the need Requester

    Requester enters the subject, required date, amount and purchase lines. The request identifies its organization and supplier counterparty.

    • Draft request
    • Updates Purchase requests, Purchase lines
  2. Review independently Approver

    Approver reads the request revision and records a decision with a reason. A rejected request returns for correction.

    • Reviewed request
    • Updates Review decisions, Purchase requests
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  3. Define buying scope Requester

    Requester prepares requisition lines with category, quantity, estimate and cost center.

    • Submitted requisition
    • Updates Purchase requisitions, Requisition lines
  4. Approve authority Approver

    Approver decides the routed scope and its approved amount before sourcing or order issue.

    • Approved requisition
    • Updates Spend approvals, Approval steps, Purchase requisitions
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  5. Issue the order Approver

    Buyer prepares the order lines and supplier terms. Approver decides the specific revision before Buyer sends it.

    • Approved order
    • Updates Purchase orders, PO line items, Commitment allocations
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
Requester
, Approver, Buyer.
Each actor should see only the records needed for the assigned organization and supplier relationship.

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