Purchase order statuses

The following statuses may be used in a purchase order execution pipeline, depending how it is configured within your system.

  • Accepted - The negotiated terms have been accepted by both parties and the purchase order is ready to be released.
  • Awaiting Chained Order Creation - A chained order must be created and sent to the applicable node.
  • Backordered - The purchase order has been created, but there is not enough inventory to schedule it. The purchase order remains backordered until inventory is available.
  • Backordered From Node - The purchase order has been created and released to the node, but the node does not have enough inventory to fulfill it.
  • Being Negotiated - The purchase order is being negotiated in the negotiation pipeline.
  • Cancelled - The purchase order has been canceled.
  • Chained Order Created - A chained order has been created from the purchase order.
  • Created - The purchase order has been created.
  • Draft Order Created - A draft purchase order has been created in the Create Purchase Order Console. All aspects of this order can be modified until it is confirmed.
  • Included In Shipment - The purchase order has been added to a shipment for delivery.
  • Receipt Closed - The necessary return handling for the purchase order has been completed and the return is closed.
  • Received - The purchase order has been received by the Buyer.
  • Received As Components - If an item in the purchase order consists of kit components, this status indicates that the Buyer has received all components.
  • Released - There is enough inventory to schedule to the purchase order for fulfillment. The purchase order is released to the Application Console or a warehouse management system.
  • Reserved - The purchase order has been created, but it is not ready to schedule yet.
  • Scheduled - The applicable node(s) have the inventory to fulfill the purchase order and can be scheduled for release.
  • Sent to Node - The purchase order is sent in the form of an order release.
  • Shipped - The purchase order has been shipped.
  • Shipment Delayed - The all or part of the purchase order shipment has been delayed.
  • Shorted - The purchase order contains less quantity than requested. The order is closed.
  • Unreceived - The purchase order has not been received by the buyer.
  • Unscheduled - The purchase order has been removed from Scheduled status and any inventory that has been reserved for the purchase order at the scheduled node(s) is canceled.
    Figure 1. Purchase order execution pipeline
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    Figure 2. Drop ship purchase order execution pipeline
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The default pipeline and statuses can be configured according to your business practices.