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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000307" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Purchase planning in Enterprise Planning</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e197036">
         <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>
      </List>
      <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 LN. 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>