🛍️Purchase Requisition Management

🏗️ Requisition Structure

🧾 Basic Information

Each purchase requisition includes:

  • PR Number Auto-generated unique identifier (Format: PR-00000001, PR-00000002...)

  • Requested By User or department initiating the request

  • Reason (optional) Purpose or justification for the requisition

  • Urgency Priority level (e.g., Low, Medium, High, Critical)

  • Status Current state of the requisition (e.g., Pending, Approved, Rejected, Draft)

📦 Requested Items

Each requisition can contain one or more product lines:

  • Product — selected from the product/service catalog

  • Quantity — required units

  • Unit Price — estimated or predefined price

  • Total — calculated automatically (Quantity × Unit Price)


✅ Creating a Purchase Requisition

Step 1: Start the Form

Go to Purchase Management → Purchase Requisitions Click Create Purchase Requisition

What happens automatically:

  • PR number is generated (e.g., PR-00000002)

  • Requested By is auto-filled based on the logged-in user

  • Status (e.g., Pending or Draft)

Step 2: Fill Out Basic Details

Enter or select:

  • Reason (optional)

  • Urgency (required)

  • Status (required)

Step 3: Add Items

For each required product:

  • Select Product from the dropdown

  • Enter Quantity

  • Enter Unit Price

  • Add more lines using Add More

  • Remove lines using the trash (🗑️) icon

Step 4: Save the Requisition

Click Create If all validations pass, the requisition is saved and listed in the table.


🗑️ Deleting a Requisition

You can delete a requisition if:

  • It has not progressed to an irreversible stage (e.g., converted to PO or RFQ)

  • You have the correct permissions

How to Delete:

  1. Open the requisition list

  2. Click the Delete 🗑️ action

  3. Confirm the deletion

Deletion will:

  • Remove the record permanently

  • Remove all associated product lines


👁️ Purchase Requisition Detail View

After creation, you can click on the PR number to view full details.

What You’ll See:

🧾 Header Section

  • PR Number

  • Status Badge (e.g., Approved, Pending)

  • Created Date & Time

  • Requested By

📋 Product Table

Columns include:

  • Product Name

  • SKU

  • Quantity

  • Unit Price

  • Total

📊 Receipt Summary

Displays:

  • ✅ Total Items

  • ✅ Estimated Cost (auto sum of all product totals)

No separate edit form here — editing happens inline or via the list view.


✅ Key Features & Rules

✔ Automatic Numbering

  • Sequential format: PR-00000001, PR-00000002…

  • Cannot be changed manually

  • Always unique

✔ Required Fields

  • Requested By (auto-filled)

  • Urgency

  • Status

  • At least one product item

✔ Item Rules

  • Product must be selected

  • Quantity > 0

  • Unit price is required (can be zero if allowed)

✔ Validation Rules

  • Duplicate PR numbers not possible

  • Status must match your workflow

  • Empty item rows are not allowed


🔐 Permissions & Access

  • Only authorized users can create requisitions

  • Edit/delete rights may depend on status or role

  • Audit logging tracks who created and modified requests


💼 Common Use Cases

  • Internal purchase requests for office supplies

  • Department-level procurement planning

  • Pre-approval before raising purchase orders

  • Estimating budget needs


🚨 Error Handling

⚠ Missing Fields

The system highlights:

  • Required fields left empty

  • Invalid quantities

  • Missing product selection

⚠ No Items Added

A purchase requisition cannot be created without at least one valid item.


🔮 Best Practices

  • Always add a reason for clarity

  • Set the correct urgency to help with prioritization

  • Review costs before submitting

  • Use consistent product naming

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