ctcLink Reference Center9.2 Finance9.2 FIN - PurchasingMonth End Processing9.2 Running the Purchase Order Reconcile and Close Process

9.2 Running the Purchase Order Reconcile and Close Process

Purpose:  Use this document as a reference for how to run the purchase order reconcile and close process in ctcLink

Audience:  Purchasing Staff

You must have at least one of these local college managed security roles:

  • ZZ Purchase Order Processing

You must also set these User Preference Definitions:

If you need assistance with the above security roles or User Preference Definitions, please contact your local college supervisor or IT Admin to request role access.

Run the PO Reconcile and Close Process

Navigation: NavBar > Navigator > Purchasing > Purchase Orders > Reconcile POs > Close Purchase Orders

  1. The Close Purchase Orders search page displays.
  2. To use an existing Run Control ID, select the Find an Existing Value tab; enter the appropriate information into the Run Control ID field, then select Search.  ---OR---
  3. To create a new Run Control ID, select the Add a New Value tab; enter a new value in the Run Control ID field; then select Add.
Close Purchase Orders Add a New Value tab
  1. The Close Purchase Orders page displays.  The value in the PO Post Run Option list determines which purchase orders are selected for the PO RECON process. Values are:
    • 1 Bus Unit: Reconciles all purchase orders within a single business unit. If you select this value, you can enter business unit and ChartField criteria.
    • 1 Document: Reconciles a single purchase order within a single business unit. If you select this value, you can enter business unit, purchase order, and ChartField criteria.
    • All BUs: Reconciles all purchase orders within all business units. If you select this value, all other fields on the page are unavailable for entry.
  1. Enter the appropriate information into the Business Unit field.
  2. Enter PO number in the PO Number field if PO Post Run Option field is "1 Document".
  3. Use the ChartField Criteria group box to select purchase orders for processing based on ChartField values.

This option is useful if you are using commitment control and want to process purchase orders based on ChartField values.

  1. The Accounting Date for Action field displays the date that is used to determine the open period or allowable open date range for budget checking a purchase order when you are using commitment control. In addition, regardless of whether you are using commitment control, the system updates the accounting date with this date for the purchase orders that were closed by the reconciliation process.
  2. Select the Update Budget Date Equal to Accounting Date check box option.
  3. Select the Run button.
Close Purchase Orders page
  1. The Process Scheduler Request page displays.  Use it to enter or update parameters, such as server name and process output format.
  2. Select the Close Purchase Orders/PO_POREP check box option.
  3. Select OK.
Process Scheduler Request page

Notice that the Process Instance number appears. This number helps you identify the process that you have run when you check the status.

  1. The Close Purchase Orders page displays.  Select the Process Monitor link.
Close Purchase Orders page
  1. The Process Monitor Process List page displays.  Use it to view the status of submitted process requests.
  2. The initial Run Status of the process is "Processing". The process is finished when the Run Status is "Success".
  3. Continue to click the Refresh button until the status is "Success". Click the Refresh button.
  4. The Run Status is now Success.
  5. You have successfully run the PO Reconcile and Close process.
Process Monitor Process List page
  1. Process complete.

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