Purchase order collaboration switches

Predefined collaboration switches are provided for purchase orders.

Process control ID Description Value and action Derivation of system ID 1 Derivation of system ID 2
PODEL Delete POs.

Used when deleting POs. Use only when deleting then subsequently re-adding a PO due to changes in the PO.

If any PRLINES contain a reference to the PO, clear them. If necessary, reopen the PR. When the PO is re-added, the PRLINEs will be established again.

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Do not delete PO.

Delete PO and PRLINEs; do not delete POSTATUS.

“THISMX” PO
POINV Do not allow unreferenced external inventory for internal POs.

Used when adding or updating PO lines and changing the status of internal POs.

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If the item-vendor combination not in INVENTORY table, error.

If item-vendor combination not found in INVENTORY table (where PO.VENDOR = LOCATIONS.LOCATION), ignore error.

PO LOCATIONS, where vendor is the storeroom
POIVM Create inventory vendor information for inventory.

Used when approving POs.

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Update or create INVVENDOR record.

Do not create INVVENDOR record.

PO ITEM of POLINE
POPR Update status of PRs.

Used when copying PR lines to POs, creating POs from PRs, reopening PRs.

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Change status of PR (auto close based on MAXVAR setting) or reopen when POLINE containing PR reference is deleted, or other instances of reopen.

Do not change PR status.

PO PR
POREL Create releases for blanket POs.

Used when approving PR and the PR lines contain a blanket references, and when a release is created directly from a PO without a PR.

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Generate PO release. (If PRLINE. AGREEMENTPONUM not in PO, do not generate PO release).

Do not regenerate PO releases.

PR PO of the blanket
PORES Process material reservations.

Used when changing the status of internal POs.

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Generate inventory reservations. If item-vendor combination (where vendor is internal storeroom) not in INVENTORY table, do not generate PO reservations. This might happen if POINV is 0.

Do not generate inventory reservations.

PO INVENTORY
PRREL Create Purchase Orders.

Used to allow Purchase Orders to be created with external contracts. The recommendation is to set the pcvalue to zero.

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Create PO.

Do not create.

“THISMX” PO