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Best Practice vs WorkFlow Approval ( Approval PO Many times )

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Dear All,

we have Workflow PO approval after creation PO done.

user will submit and approver will approved the PO.

the problem is :

once we received the goods with the delivery note and invoice from vendor.

we must key-in the  charges from action pane Purchase at AP module, and do manage charges and allocated charges.

but the menu disable for approved PO, its only enable for PO with status draft.

the best practice is, no changes for PO once PO approved.

but later after the po after and we did confirmation, then the invoice came from vendor and we must key-in the charges.

that's why we must recall/request change again, once done, we must do approval again.

the approvers have trouble to do approval many times for same po, its getting worse if vendor do partial shipment, 

anyone know the best and best practice solution for this case ?

waiting your advice.

thank you

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    André Arnaud de Calavon Profile Picture
    301,053 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    Hi Benjarmin,

    If you are using the charges as cost input for your items, there is no other way. It would be the best to know in upfront about all charges related to an expected invoice. A manager should/will approve for the complete amount that can be expected from a vendor invoice. The approval is not for allowing getting items in your warehouse.

    It would be possible to add lines on the pending invoice as (purchase) category lines. Then you can avoid the reapproval, but the cost will not be allocated into the product cost prices then.

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    Ludwig Reinhard Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi benjamin84,

    Why is it that you need to use the PO approval workflow?

    Wouldn't the use of the vendor invoice workflow sufficient, which allows you doing confirmations on amounts, charges, etc. ?

    A PO needs to be confirmed anyway and you can tack who confirmed it and when.

    Best regards,

    Ludwig

  • benjamin84 Profile Picture
    2,075 on at

    Hi Crispin,

    we still need approval at PO because we need to monitoring any changes in PO.

    THank you

  • benjamin84 Profile Picture
    2,075 on at

    Hi Andre,

    so, we must keyed in the estimation cost first, later for differencies we input at invoice - charges - miscellaneous charges ?

    ok, so its mean, we cant do that,

    except, if we enable cost allocation in every status ( ignore the status ) by x-ccode, , but it will againt the best practice right ?

    thank you

  • benjamin84 Profile Picture
    2,075 on at

    HI Ludwig

    because we need to monitor and to make sure any changes known by related user/manager/approver.

    so what you mean is : don't use po approval, but use vendor invoice workflow approval ?

    so, its mean I must change / move the approval at vendor invoice workflow ?

    could you elaborate more ?

    thank you

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    Mahmoud Hakim Profile Picture
    17,887 on at

    if you need to add charges for the invoice and avoid reconfirmation for po  , you do that by make adjustment charges on the invoice

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