Authorized persons can display a purchase order and then use their release codes to effect release without switching transactions.
The following prerequisites must be satisfied before a purchase order can be released:
Release strategy
A release strategy for purchase orders must be defined in Customizing for
Purchasing
under
.
Completed version
If you have activated version management in Customizing for
Purchasing
under
, the version of the purchase order must have been completed.
As the person authorized to effect release, you can display the current version of a purchase order in
Release Purchase Order
(ME29N). On the basis of this information, you can decide whether to release or reject the purchase order.
If you are happy with the purchase order as it is, choose
Release
on the
Release Strategy
tab page in order to effect release with your release code.
By choosing the
button, you can cancel a previously effected release with your release code in
Release Purchase Order
(ME29N).
If you are
not
happy with the purchase order, you can reject it by choosing
Reject
on the
Release Strategy
tab page.
The buyer must then cancel the rejection in
Change Purchase Order
(ME22N) by choosing
on the
Release Strategy
tab page. The buyer can then process the purchase order again.
By choosing the
button, you can also cancel the rejection in
Release Purchase Order
(ME29N).