Purchase suggestion
Purchase suggestions are created by the system if a requested product is currently not in stock (needs replenishing), or if a non-stock item is requested.
Automatic creation
Purchase suggestions are created when:
• stock is replenished;
• a product requisition for a non-stock item is accepted and processed into purchase orders. When the requisition is accepted, a purchase suggestion is created for every requisition line of a non-stock item.
• a requisition line under a work order or planned maintenance order is accepted.
Clustering
Multiple purchase suggestions can be combined into a single purchase order by clustering them.
For example, if you are purchasing two different items (a laptop and a printer) from the same vendor, the purchase suggestions for these items are combined into one purchase order with two purchase order lines (one for the laptop and the other for the printer.)
For example, if you are purchasing two different items (a laptop and a printer) from the same vendor, the purchase suggestions for these items are combined into one purchase order with two purchase order lines (one for the laptop and the other for the printer.)
For more information on clustering purchase suggestions, see Generating a purchase order.
You can cluster purchase suggestions based on the following criteria:
• the Property of the related product requisitions;
• the Property and delivery address of the related product requisitions;
• a Specific property and delivery address that you subsequently select in the relevant fields.
 | As soon as an order (requisition / work order / planned maintenance order) is set to Administratively completed, any related purchase suggestions will be deleted. |
Requested delivery address / date and Suggested delivery address / date
Purchase suggestions display the following data about the delivery of the requested materials:
• Requested delivery date
• Suggested delivery date
• Requested delivery address
• Suggested delivery address
| | The delivery address on a purchase suggestion is taken over from: 1. the requisition line (if available, also see: Requisition line fields) 2. otherwise, the order (if available) 3. otherwise, the default delivery address of the property on the order The Suggested delivery address is initially filled with the Requested delivery address, but you can edit it, if needed. When purchase orders are generated, the specified delivery address is taken over from the purchase suggestion to the purchase order. |