UO Retrospective POs report

Why run this report?

To identify purchases where the purchase order (PO) creation date is on or after the invoice date of the matched supplier invoice.  These purchases can then be investigated to ensure that the requirement to raise POs in advance of making a commitment to a supplier is followed in the future.

When should you run this report?

First working day after month end.

How to run this report

Select the following parameters:

uo retrospective purchase orders

Department Name is a mandatory parameter, and will default to a user’s primary department, but multiple departments can be entered.

Invoice Amount To/From will filter on the GBP invoice amount.

Data is sorted by Department name then supplier name.

Which outputs does this report have?

•    Excel - a simple list of data that can be filtered but has no totals.

Which roles have access to this report?

  • UO Buyer Work Centre
  • UO Purchase Order Enquiry 

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