| # Overview of purchase order commingling To reduce the number of purchase orders and obtain the best available prices and discounts, you can commingle purchase orders. Commingling enables you to group various purchase orders that originate from different sources, into a single purchase order. You can commingle purchase orders that have these origins: Maintenance Project INH Service Contracts Sales RFQ Requisition EP SFC Manual Service Customer Claim If you create a purchase order in one of the preceding origins, LN can commingle various purchase orders from different origins in Procurement. Commingling conditions Before you can commingle purchase orders, the following must be applicable: In the Purchase Order Parameters (tdpur0100m400) session, the Commingling For check box is selected for the purchase order's origin. In the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session, the For Commingling check box is selected for the item and business partner specified on the order line. Purchase orders waiting for commingling If the commingling conditions are met, for the purchase orders that are waiting for commingling, the For Commingling check box is selected in these sessions: Purchase Orders (tdpur4100m000) Purchase Order (tdpur4100m900) Purchase Order Lines (tdpur4101m000) Purchase Order Line Details (tdpur4101m200) To view the purchase orders that are waiting for commingling, filter on the For Commingling check box in these sessions. You must commingle the purchase orders in the Commingle Purchase Orders (tdpur4210m000) session and approve the commingled purchase orders. Note If the commingling conditions are not met, LN generates normal purchase orders. You cannot approve purchase orders that are waiting for commingling before they are actually commingled. Related topics Commingling purchase orders Purchase order approval |