Purchasing Reference Manual

The opentaps Purchasing application is designed to help you manage the purchasing process. It supports creating and managing supplier information, automating the purchasing process using both Material Resources Planning (MRP) and order-driven requirements, and creating and managing purchase orders.

• Purchasing Home Screen

Suppliers Screens

• Find Suppliers Screen
• Create Supplier Screen
• Supplier Details Screen
• Create Purchase Agreement Screen
• Purchase Agreement Details Screen
• Outsource a Task Screen

Planning Screens

• Inventory Planning Screen
• Open Requirements Screen
• View Requirement Screen
• Approved Requirements Screen
• Create PO from Approved Requirements
• Run MRP Screen
• View MRP Screen
• Configure Warehouses Screen
  • Add Existing Backup Warehouse Screen
  • Add New Backup Warehouse Screen

Manufacturing Screens

• Bom Simulation Screen
• Edit Bom Screen
• Produce Approved Requirements

Orders Screens

• Open Purchase Orders Screen
• Find Purchase Orders Screen
• Create Purchase Orders Screen
• Edit Purchase Order Screen
• View Purchase Order Screen
• Edit Delivery Dates Screen
• Invoice Supplies

Reports

• Purchasing Reports Screen