| # Using catalogs in purchase requisitions You can insert items from a product catalog as new requisition lines on purchase requisitions, or you can replace existing requisitions lines. Note Before you can use catalog items, you must first create a product catalog. For more information, refer to Product catalogs. Specifying purchase requisition lines based on a catalog To insert items from a catalog: In the Purchase Requisition (tdpur2600m000) session, specify purchase requisition header data. From the appropriate menu on the Lines tab, select Insert from Catalog. If, in the Purchase User Profiles (tdpur0143m000) session, the Product Catalog field is specified, either the Catalog Structure (tdpct0510m100) or Catalogs with Item Data (tdpct0601m000) session is started for the relevant purchase catalog. If this field is blank, the Catalogs (tdpct0510m000) session is started. If the Catalogs (tdpct0510m000) session was started, select the required catalog and, from the appropriate menu, select Tree Structure. Consequently, either the Catalog Structure (tdpct0510m100) session or Catalogs with Item Data (tdpct0601m000) session starts in which the defined category structure is displayed. To add items as requisition lines to the purchase requisition, select an item from the catalog structure and perform this: Catalog Structure (tdpct0510m100) From the appropriate menu, select Item Information. The Item Information (tdpct0212s000) session starts in which you can first specify an Order Quantity and Order Unit and then click Order Item to order the item. Catalogs with Item Data (tdpct0601m000) In the Item Information group box, first specify an Order Quantity and Order Unit and then click Order Item to order the item. Replacing purchase requisition lines based on a catalog If you use the Purchase Requisition - Prepare Conversion (tdpur2600m100) session to prepare the lines of an Approved purchase requisition for conversion to a purchase order or an RFQ, you can replace the item on a requisition line with an item from a product catalog. In the Prepare Conversion Purchase Requisition Lines (tdpur2502m100) session, to replace a requisition line's item: Select a requisition line. From the appropriate menu, select Catalog, which starts the Catalogs (tdpct0510m000) session. Select the required catalog and, from the appropriate menu in the Catalogs (tdpct0510m000) session, select Tree Structure. Consequently, the Catalog Structure (tdpct0510m100) session or Catalogs with Item Data (tdpct0601m000) session starts in which the category structure is displayed. To replace a requisition line's item, select an item from the catalog structure and perform this: Catalog Structure (tdpct0510m100) From the appropriate menu, select Item Information. The Item Information (tdpct0212s000) session starts in which you can first specify an Order Quantity and Order Unit and then click Order Item to order the item. Catalogs with Item Data (tdpct0601m000) In the Item Information group box, first specify an Order Quantity and Order Unit and then click Order Item to order the item. Related topics Product catalogs |