Yes, e.chain can handle multiple Purchase Order types such as Standard, Capital, Service and Tolling (Sub-Contracting) with unique numbering sequence. Apart from the above, e.chain handles agreement PO type, thereafter enabling the user to release subsequent Purchase Order with reference to the agreement Purchase Orders. The PO types are interlinked with the Nature of the Items set at the Item creation page.

ASL in echain refers to Approved Supplier List. e.chain ASL is based on the Item level. e.chain ASL facilitates the user to link an item with multiple suppliers and supplier sites with a single supplier as default, thereby defaulting the Price during Purchase orders Auto create from Purchase Requisitions.

e.chain handles TDS Tax Category and Item Tax Category at Supplier Level. Based on the value at TDS Tax Category of Supplier Additional Info, the TDS gets automatically applied to the Purchase Orders for the selected Supplier. Similarly based on the value at Item Tax Category, the taxes get applied to the Purchase order for the items. But e.chain does not support General Tax Category for Purchases at supplier level. Instead echain provides a flexible option of Header Taxes. All Common taxes for the items in a single Purchase Order can be mapped through e.chain Header Taxes.

e.chain doesn’t support Purchase Order Price change during receipt levels. But Purchase Order taxes can be changed during receipt levels using tax buttons. The taxes can be edited using the delete button and the desired taxes can be added.

Yes, echain supports Request for Quote (RFQ). Create RFQ for the required Purchase requisitions. e.chain facilitates the user to create an RFQ for multiple PO requisitions or for multiple items in different PO requisitions. Such created RFQ can be assigned and released to multiple suppliers using RFQ assignments and Release RFQ respectively. e.chain also facilitate the users to convert the released RFQ into Quotations. The Confirmed Quotations can be auto converted into a purchase order.

Echain Supports budgeting, this check is handled while approving the purchase order, If the amount in the purchase order exceeds the amount defined in budget accounting the system throws alert and the corresponding purchase order could not be approved.

e.chain helps the users to identify the documents forwarded which are pending for approvals. Notification summary gets applied for the document types such as PO requisitions, Purchase Orders, Supplier Invoice, Bill of Materials, Material requisitions, Expense Entry, Payment Vouchers, Journal Vouchers. e.chain facilitates the user to approve the documents. The Approvals are carried out based on the employee assignments.

e.chain handles Purchase Order Receipts as in bound transactions and Purchase Order Rejections and Purchase Order Returns as out bound transactions. Purchase Order Rejections in e.chain happens well before the stock is updated into the Inventory. Purchase Order Rejections are applicable if the Receipt method of an Item is “RECEIPT WITH INSPECTION”. Purchase Order Returns in e.chain can be carried out after the stock updations.

e.chain handles Import Purchase Orders through the standard purchase order transaction. The user enters the purchase order by selecting the appropriate currency for the supplier. Local taxes are not entered at this stage. When the materials are received from the supplier the user creates a bill of entry in order to pay in advance the custom duties. The user enters the appropriate taxes / duties for the materials received at the PO Receipt Stage

e.chain handles price comparisons in purchase orders by comparing previously entered purchase order for the given supplier. The number of purchase orders compared can be controlled using the global attribute value PROC_NO_OF_PRICECOMPARISON.

Yes, e.chain can handle auto create Purchase Orders from Approved Purchase Requisitions. PO Auto-create can be handled with and without Approved Suppliers

e.chain extensively handles Purchase Order Close and Purchase Order Cancel. Purchase Order close in e.chain handles for all Approved Purchase Orders. Purchase Order Cancel in e.chain handles for all Open Purchase Orders. Both Purchase Orders close and cancel is handled for lines level of the Purchase Orders.

e.chain can handle UOM inter class conversions in Purchase Orders. A basic set up called “ALLOW INTER CLASS CONVERSION” has to be set as “Y” at the Item Level for activating UOM conversion at Purchase Order Level. In purchase order with the help of UOM Conversion button the user can define the conversions rates which gets automatically applied during Stock Updations.

Of-course e.chain supports entry of Supplier Quotations without a Request for Quote. The direct Quotes received from the suppliers for the items can be entered using Supplier Quotation Entry without any RFQ references. Such entered Supplier Quotations can be also used for Supplier Quote Analysis.