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   <Header>
      <Title>Overview of purchase order handling</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1593543">
         <Level1>Purchase order</Level1>
         <Level2>handling</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1593548">
         <Level1>Purchase order</Level1>
         <Level2>overview</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection ID="aim_procurement_orders">
      <Paragraph>You can create and modify <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#PurchaOrders_td" role="glossary">purchase orders</Link> for
		purchasing goods. For example, if you run out of inventory, you can carry out
		the purchase order procedure to replenish stocks. You can also use the purchase
		order procedure to purchase, for example, services. After confirmation, a
		purchase order is a legal obligation to supply items according to certain terms
		and conditions, including specific prices and discounts.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Once an order is processed, the information is used by different
		departments in the company, such as planning, production, distribution,
		finance, purchasing, and marketing.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Purchase master data</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>Before you can carry out the purchase order procedure, you must
		define the purchase master data.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>For more information, refer to:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000003" role="manual">Purchase item data</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000046" role="manual">Purchase organizational data</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000047" role="manual">General purchase data</Link>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>You must also specify the purchase order parameters in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m400" role="session">Purchase Order Parameters (tdpur0100m400)</Link> session.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Purchase order procedure</SectionTitle>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>The purchase order procedure includes the following
		  steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Creating the purchase order</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Sending the purchase order to the buy-from business partner,
		  and informing the warehousing people about the goods to be expected</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Receiving the purchased goods</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Paying the received goods</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Transferring the delivered purchase orders to the purchase
		  order history database</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000040" role="manual">Purchase order procedure</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Purchase order additional processes</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>A number of processes do not always occur in the purchase order
		procedure, but can be applicable in specific situations.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000041" role="manual">Purchase orders - additional processes</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000003" role="manual">Purchase item data</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000046" role="manual">Purchase organizational data</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000047" role="manual">General purchase data</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000040" role="manual">Purchase order procedure</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000041" role="manual">Purchase orders - additional processes</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>