A purchase request is a transaction that records a purchase that needs to be made. The request details the item needed and the anticipated price of the item. When the purchase request needs to become a purchase, the request must be converted into a purchase order.
Employees with access to purchase requests can enter requests to purchase items, material or services from vendors.
Before you can enter purchase requests, you must enable the Purchase Requests feature in your account. After you enable the feature, employees with the Employee Center role can enter purchase requests.
If you use the Approval Routing feature, a purchase request may require approval before it is converted to a purchase order. Purchase requests are similar to requisitions, however, they serve a different purpose. For information about the difference between requisitions and purchase requests,
Enabling Purchase Requests
Before you can enter purchase requests, you need to enable the Purchase Requests feature in your account.
To enable the Purchase Requests feature:
- Go to Setup > Company > Enable Features.
- On the Employees subtab, click the Purchase Requests box.
- Click Save.
Employees with access to purchase requests can enter a request to purchase needed items, material or services from vendors.