MeRLIN Buyer Portal Knowledge Base

Field

Description

Purchase Order Description

A short description about the Purchase Order that will help everyone to quickly identify the purpose of the PO

Supplier

Choose the Supplier from the list of active Suppliers

Purchase Order Date

Choose a date later than today for the PO

Acknowledge By

Choose a date later than the PO date, by which the Supplier is expected to acknowledge the PO

PO Type

MeRLIN automatically chooses based on the Type of PO that is getting created. The PO type can be Contract Spot PO or Emergency PO and is disabled.

Payment Term

All available Payment Terms of the selected Supplier are listed. Choose the one

Currency

From the list of Currencies, choose one.

Expeditor

From the list of Expeditors, choose one. As soon as the PO is accepted by the Supplier, the role of Buyer gets over and the Expeditor takes over the process of proposing/reviewing changes and receiving shipments.

Organization Unit

Ability to choose an appropriate Tracking Template from the list of Active Templates. By default, MeRLIN will choose the “Default” tracking Template, which can be overwritten by the Buyer.

Tracking Template

Ability to choose an appropriate Tracking Template from the list of Active Templates. By default, MeRLIN will choose the “Default” tracking Template, which can be overwritten by the Buyer.

Terms and Conditions Template

Choose the template. These templates are defined by the Business Administrator in the BA module.

Insurance Start & End date

Provide the Start and End Date of the Emergency PO Insurance

Gaurantee Start & End date

Provide the Start and End date of the Emergency PO Gaurantee