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Searching for a Purchase Order (PO)

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Searching for a Purchase Order (PO)

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Searching for a Purchase Order (PO)

About this task

Sterling Supply Chain Visibility enablesyou to search for orders based on the search criteria entered.

Tosearch for orders follow these steps:.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Sterling Supply Chain Visibility asa user or an administrator with a buyer role or as a Supplier RelationsOfficer (SRO). For more information about the functions of an SROsee the IBM? SterlingSupply Chain Visibility CustomerAdministration Guide.
  2. From the menu bar navigate to Inbound > FindPO. The Search Criteria panel isdisplayed in the Find Purchase Order screen. The actions and fieldsin the Search Criteria panel are describedin the following table:
    Table 1. Find Purchase OrderSearch Criteria
    ActionDescription
    Saved Searches

    Click this action to view the saved searches.You can click the red-colored "X" icon to delete a search.

    Save this Search

    Click this action to save the search. TheSave Search dialog box appears. Enter the name of the Search. If youwant the search to be executed automatically select the AutoExecute option.

    FieldDescription
    Order #

    Enter the purchase order number to be includedin the search.

    Supplier ID

    Enter the identifier of the seller to beincluded in the search.

    You can also click the "magnifying glass"icon to search the specific Supplier ID and select the Supplier IDfrom the drop-down list.

    Created By

    Enter the identifier of the buyer who createdthe order for which you are searching.

    Buying Dept

    Select the buying department that is to beincluded in the search.

    Receiving Location

    Enter the receiving location of the orderthat is to be included in the search.

    Order Date

    Enter the date range on which the purchaseorder is created that is to be included in the search.

    Youcan also click the "calendar" icon to choose the date range.

    Item ID

    Enter the identifier of the item that isto be included in the search. You can also select one of the followingvalues from the drop-down list to search for an identifier:

    • is: when selected the application searchesfor the exact value entered.
    • starts with: when selected the applicationsearches for all the seller names that start with the entered value.
    Item Description

    Enter the description of the item that isto be include in the search. You can also select one of the followingvalues from the drop-down list to search for an identifier:

    • is: when selected the application searchesfor the exact value entered.
    • starts with: when selected the applicationsearches for all the seller names that start with the entered value.
    Latest Milestone

    From the drop-down list select the milestonethat is to be included in the search.

    <Expected Delivery Date or ExpectedShip Date> is on <date> or within <number> days thereafter

    From the first drop-down list select theexpected date criteria and enter the date in the text box. You canalso click the "calendar" icon to choose the date.

    From thesecond drop-down list select the number of days.

    The searchincludes all shipments that are expected to be delivered (or shipped)between the entered date and the date after the number of days selected.

    Only Orders on Watch List

    Select this option to search for orders thatare on the watch list only.

    Include Cancelled and Closed Orders

    Select this option to include canceled andclosed orders in the search.

    Max Records

    Enter the maximum number of records to belisted as a result of the search.

    By default the value of thisfield is set to 30. The maximum value that you can enter in this fieldis 500.

    <User-Defined Fields>

    Enter a value for each of the user-definedfields.

    Freight Terms

    Enter Prepaid or Collect to search for ordersunder the respective category.

    Order Flow Type

    Select the Order Flow Type that is to beincluded in the search.

    that met all these milestones <MilestoneName>but not met any of these milestones<Milestone Name>

    Choose this option to view the orders thathave met all of the selected milestones but have not met any of thespecified milestone. You can specify the following options:

    • Include milestones that are met by the orders in the search.
    • Include milestones that are not met by the orders in the search.
    Notes:
    • If you specify the ?that met all these milestones? search criteriacanceled orders will not be displayed in the search results.
    • If you do not specify an order flow type only the default milestones(Created Partially Committed Committed Partially Planned PlannedPartially Route Planned Route Planned Partially Shipped ShippedPartially Delivered Delivered Partially Invoiced Invoiced and Rejected)will be available. If you do not specify an order flow type the searchresults display orders pertaining to all the order flow types.
    • When a milestone has met both partial and full statuses the searchignores the partial status and selects records based on the fullymet condition.
    • When multiple milestones are selected for the ?that met all thesemilestones? search criteria it selects records that have met allof these milestones not just some. Exception: If the selection isfor two of the same milestone (partial and full) then the searchselects records that satisfy either of the two.
    • When multiple milestones are selected for the "but not met anyof these milestones" search criteria it selects records that havenot met any of these milestones. The records need not satisfy allmilestones simultaneously.
    • When the ?that met all these milestones" and "but not met anyof these milestones" search criteria are selected the search firstretrieves all the records that match the ?that met all these milestones?criteria and then eliminates those that contain the "but not metany of these milestones" search criteria.
    • You can search based on multiple milestones search criteria. Formore information about selecting multiple milestones and the expectedresults refer to the topic Searching for Orders using Multiple Milestones.
    having latest Milestone

    Choose this option to view the orders forthe latest milestone. You can select the required milestone from thedrop-down list.

    Note:
    • If you do not specify an order flow type only the default milestones(Created Partially Committed Committed Partially Planned PlannedPartially Route Planned Route Planned Partially Shipped ShippedPartially Delivered Delivered Partially Invoiced Invoiced and Rejected)will be available. If you do not specify an order flow type the searchresults displays orders pertaining to all the order flow types.
    Note: A maximum of five user-defined fields each for Orderlevel and Order Line level can be created and configured to be featuredin the Find Purchase Order panel.
    Note: Whenan Enterprise attempts to purchase from themselves the Purchase orderwill fail with an error stating that the supplier does not exist.
  3. Enter the search criteria and click Search.The results of the search are displayed in the Listing panel.The actions and fields in the Listing panelare described in the table below:
    Table 2. Order ListListing
    ActionDescription
    View Details

    Click this action to view the Order Detailscreen which displays the order details.

    Export List as CSV

    Click this action to view the order listin CSV format.

    Note: When you exportthe JasperReports in CSV format the Order # Shipment# BOL# PRO #and Invoice # fields are prefixed with singlequotes. You can double-click these fields to view their exact values.

    FieldDescription
    Order #

    Indicates the order number.

    Click theorder number hyperlink to view the Order Detail screen which displaysthe order details.

    The icon against an order numberindicates that there are one or more open alerts for that order number.A "Has Open Alerts" hover help text is displayed when you place themouse cursor on the icon.

    Supplier

    Indicates the name of the seller who shipsthe order.

    Click the seller hyperlink to view the contact detailsof the seller such as address and contact number.

    Order Date

    Indicates the date on which the order isplaced.

    Buying Dept

    Indicates the department code of the departmentthat placed the order.

    Order Total

    Indicates the total cost of the order.

    Receiving Locn

    Indicates the location that receives theorder.

    Exp Del Date

    Indicates the date on which the order isexpected to be delivered.

    Latest Milestone

    Provides a series of indicators to show thecurrent milestone of the purchase orders. When viewing the indicatorsconsider the following:

    • Partial indicator represents a partially complete document wherethe value is greater than zero and less than 100.
    • Complete indicators represent a completed document.
    Note: This list displays only the prepackaged milestones.
    <User-Defined Fields>

    Indicates the values entered in the user-definedfields created at the Order level.

    Note: A maximum of five user-defined fields for Order levelcan be created and configured to be featured in the Order List.

    Thestatus of an order such as invoiced and shipped are denoted by themilestone indicators. The description of the milestone indicatorsare listed in the table below:

    Table 3. PO Milestone Indicators
    IndicatorDescription
    Ordered

    Indicates that the purchase order is initiated.

    Invoiced

    Indicates that the invoice is complete.

    Ifthis indicator is not displayed the order is not invoiced.

    Shipped

    Indicates that the complete order is shipped.

    Ifthis indicator is not displayed the order is not shipped.

    Paid

    Indicates that the payment is complete.

    Ifthis indicator is not displayed the payment for the order is not made.

    Committed

    Indicates that the commitment is sent forthe order.

    If this indicator is not displayed the order commitmentis not received.

    Ack'd

    Indicates that the purchase order acknowledgmentis sent for the order.

    If this indicator is not displayed theorder acknowledgment is not received.

    Note: If the label of a custom milestone indicator containsmore than 12 characters an ellipsis will be displayed after the first12 characters. Hover the mouse cursor over the milestone indicatorlabel to view the complete label as hover help. This behavior is applicablewhen viewing the Purchase Order Detail screen and the Customer PurchaseOrder Detail screen only in the Mozilla Firefox browser. The MicrosoftInternet Explorer browser will always display the complete milestoneindicator labels.

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 December 2018

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ibm10762205