P1 Overview   Request More Info   PurchasingOne can be deployed to allow authorized users the ability to simply place "requests" for items. A request is reviewed and converted to a purchase order by authorized personnel with vendor or code assignment. This allows the enterprise to not only take advantage of preferred negotiated rates with approved vendors, but also to allocate costs to the appropriate accounting codes. A purchase order can be queued for an unlimited number of approvals based on rules including the monetary amount of the purchase order. Email notifications are automatically sent to the personnel next in line for an action on the purchase order. Support is available for specifying alternate approvals in case the responsible person for a department is unavailable. Any change in the purchase order status is communicated via email to the requestor as well as the submitter. Once a purchase order passes final approval, the requestor and the submitter can send it to the vendor by fax, email or hard copy. A user can review the status of a purchase order at any time and browse all activity on the purchase order. Extensive reporting capabilities allow the creation of flexible reports and queries with spreadsheet output for easy to save and email reports. © Copyright 2004 itxtend, llc