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 Releasing External Purchasing Documents

Prerequisites

In order to release a document, you need to know your release code. Contact your system administrator in this connection.

Releasing an External Purchasing Document

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path <Purchasing document> Next navigation step Release. End of the navigation path

The selection screen for releasing the relevant purchasing document appears.

  1. Enter your release code and any other selection criteria.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Program Next navigation step Execute Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

  3. The list of purchasing documents awaiting release appears.

  4. Position the cursor on the desired purchasing document and choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Release End of the navigation path .

You can cancel (revoke) the release and reinstate the previous release status. To do so, choose Start of the navigation path Edit Next navigation step Cancel release Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

  1. Save the release.

Simulating Release

In the list of purchasing documents awaiting release, you can display the assigned release strategy and simulate release.

  1. Position the cursor on a purchasing document.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Release strategy End of the navigation path .

The dialog box with information on the release strategy appears.

You can simulate release in this box.