A purchase order can be confirmed by the supplier regarding prices, quantities, time of delivery, etc. However, if a confirmation is not required, you can release the order and then continue in the workflow. In case the supplier does not confirm the purchase order within a specified time period, you have the option to send a reminder that the order confirmation has not been received.
Confirm the purchase order or the order line when you have received a purchase order confirmation from the supplier. You can directly confirm an order in status Planned. Confirm is a status on both header and lines. Confirming the header confirms all lines but separate lines can be confirmed as well.
Yet another possibility is to receive a purchase order confirmation via EDI or MHS. If you have set automatic approval for the EDI/MHS messages from the supplier, the purchase order will be confirmed automatically once the message has been received, i.e., the status of the purchase order changes to Confirmed. Otherwise, you have to manually approve the confirmation in the Incoming Purchase Order Confirmation page. If the quantity on an existing purchase order line (with manual peggings connected) has been reduced, you will be notified to modify the peggings before the purchase order can be approved.
The purchase order is confirmed and receives the status Confirmed. The purchase order is ready to continue in the workflow.
If the purchase order line is connected to a work task service material line which has the Deliver to Service Location toggle set to true,then the Planned Receipt Date in the purchase order line is replicated into the work task material line as the Promised Receipt Date.