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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Purchase planning in Enterprise Planning</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Purchase planning</Level1>
			<Level2>Enterprise Planning</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>You can use <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> for the logistic planning of items that you purchase from business partners.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>In <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef>, purchase volumes are planned in the following way:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Within the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000303" role="glossary">master-planning horizon</Link>, purchase is planned in the form of a <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000023" role="glossary">purchase plan</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Within the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000065" role="glossary">order horizon</Link>, purchase is planned in the form of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000048" role="glossary">planned purchase orders</Link>.</ListItem>
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		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>If you wish, you can convert a purchase plan to planned purchase orders in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rmp/cprmp2240m000" role="session">Convert Master Plan to Planned Orders (cprmp2240m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>You can use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/pat/cppat1210m000" role="session">Transfer Planned Orders (cppat1210m000)</GUIRef> session to transfer a batch of planned purchase orders and/or purchase plans to the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000027" role="glossary">execution level</Link> of SSA ERP. Here the planned orders become actual <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#PurchaOrders.td" role="glossary">purchase orders</Link>. In addition, you can use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/pat/cppat1250m000" role="session">Transfer Order Manually (cppat1250m000)</GUIRef> session to transfer one specific planned purchase order from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rrp/cprrp1100m000" role="session">Planned Orders (cprrp1100m000)</GUIRef> session to the execution level.</Paragraph>
		</Note>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000305" role="manual">Supply planning</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
