View a Purchase Order
Objective
To view the details of a purchase order using the project's Commitments tool.
Background
If you want to view the details of a purchase order, you can view them from the Commitments tool. Which purchase orders you can see depends on the permissions that have been granted.
Things to Consider
- Required User Permissions:
- To view purchase orders NOT marked Private, 'Read Only' level permissions or higher on the Commitments tool.
- To view a purchase order marked Private:
- 'Admin' level permissions on the project's Commitments tool.
OR - 'Read Only' or 'Standard' level permissions on the project's Commitments tool and you must be a member of the 'Private' list on the purchase order.
OR - 'Read Only' or 'Standard' level permissions on the project's Commitments tool with the 'View Private Purchase Order Contract' granular permission enabled on the permission template. This permission allows you to view the Variations tab on the purchase order.
- 'Admin' level permissions on the project's Commitments tool.
Prerequisites
Steps
- Navigate to the project's Commitments tool.
- Under the Contracts tab, locate the purchase order or subcontract. Then click View.
- You can then view the following tabs:
General Tab
The General tab shows the following information about the purchase order:
- General Information. Under General Information, you can view information about the purchase order. This information is first added when you create a purchase order. See Create a Purchase Order.
- Contract Dates. Shows the Date Created and Delivery Date associated with the purchase order.
- Additional Information. Shows the Payment Terms and Ship Via method.
- Contract Summary Report. In the Contract Summary Report, you can view amounts for Original Contract, Approved Variations, Revised Contract, Pending Variations, Pending Revised Contract, Draft Variations, Payment applications, Payments Issued, Percent Paid and Remaining Balance Outstanding.
Bill of Quantities Tab
This tab displays the bill of quantities for the purchase order, which lists the cost codes, quantity, unit costs, subtotal, amount billed to date and remaining costs. To learn how to update the bill of quantities, see Add a Line Item to a Commitment's Bill of Quantities.
Variations Tab
The Variations tab provides an overview of any variations that have been created for that particular purchase order. You can view the status, the amount and due date for each variation. You can also export each variation to a PDF or CSV. See Create a Commitment Variation (CV).
RFQs Tab
If the Change Events tool is enabled on a project, the RFQs tab displays any associated Requests for Quotes (RFQs) associated. with your purchase order. To learn more, see Create RFQs from a Change Event.
Payment Applications Tab
This tab displays any subcontractor payment applications related to the purchase order. To learn more, see About Subcontractor Payment applications.
Payments Issued Tab
This tab displays all payments that have been issued for the purchase order. To learn more, see Enable the Payments Issued Tab on a Commitment and Add a New Payment to the Payments Issued Tab of a Commitment.
Related Items Tab
This tab displays all items related to the purchase order. Related items can be manually added to each purchase order. To learn how to add a related item, see Add a Related Item to a Commitment (Legacy).
Emails Tab
This tab displays all email communication associated with the subcontract. To learn more, see Email a Commitment.
Change History Tab
The Change History tab outlines changes made to the purchase order, who performed the change, details of the change, from what it was changed from and what it was changed to and the date and time of the change. Items in this history cannot be deleted. To learn more, see View the Change History of a Commitment.
Advanced Settings Tab
This tab allows users with the appropriate permissions to change settings on an individual purchase order or subcontract. For more information, see Edit the Advanced Settings Tab on a Commitment.