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Purchasing Reports Overview

Use the purchasing reports in Vantagepoint Reporting desktop and browser applications to present and monitor purchasing data. You can review open purchase orders, requisitions, and items that are included on vouchers, as well as check the status of purchase requisitions, or requests for price quotes.

The data included on the Purchase reports comes from these applications:

  • Purchase Orders
  • Purchase Requisitions
  • Request for Price Quote

Settings on the purchasing and inventory configuration forms (Configuration > Purchasing & Inventory in the desktop application) also affect the report options and report contents.

Access Browser Purchasing Reports from Purchasing Applications

In the Vantagepoint Reporting browser application, you can also launch the Purchasing reports from the Purchasing application.

Navigate to either the Purchasing > Purchase Requisitions or Purchasing Purchase Order forms. Click Other Actions and select the Reporting option to launch the Purchasing reports in a separate dialog box. Vantagepoint automatically displays the Reports tab of the Reporting form. and filters the Report grid to display the Purchasing report type.

Browser/Desktop Application Access

You can work with purchasing reports in either the Vantagepoint Reporting desktop application or the browser application. Use the Enable Selected Purchasing Applications in the Web Application option in Settings > General > Modules to toggle between the Reporting desktop and browser applications.

For more detailed information, see Approval Process for Purchasing Applications in the and Contents of the Module Form.

The following purchasing reports are available in both the Vantagepoint Reporting desktop and browser applications:
  • Open Purchase Orders
  • Blanket Purchase Orders
  • Items by Vendor
  • Purchase Order Form
  • Purchase Order Detail
  • Purchase Order Status
  • Purchase Order Cost Distribution Detail
  • Purchase Requisition Form
  • Purchase Requisition Status
  • Purchase Requisition and Price Quote
  • Received Purchase Order Items
  • Request for Price Quote Form
  • Request for Price Quote Status
  • Vouchered Purchase Order Items

Access Purchasing Approval Records from the Reporting Desktop Application

The following approval record type continue to display in Accounting > Approvals Review in the desktop application:
  • Item Requests
  • Request for Price Quotes

For more information on how records relating to the Purchasing application displays, see Purchase Orders and Purchase Requisitions.

For more detailed information about purchasing reporting in the Vantagepoint Reporting desktop application, see the Purchasing Report overview help topic.

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