Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition Help

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Creating and Editing Change Requests

To access Change Requests:

The browser displays the Change Request page, containing:


Hyperlinks 

Click:

attachments to view a list of all attachments that have been added to the item Shopping Cart, Order or Change Request. You may add an attachment, remove one, or modify the pathname or explanatory Purpose for the attachment
header details to view Header Details for the Change Request, such as billing and shipping addresses.

Order Information 

The browser displays, for the selected Order (or the Order to which the select Change Request refers):

None of this information is editable.


Item Information 

The browser displays, for each item in the Order:

Quantity The quantity of the item:
  • Originally ordered in an Order, or
  • Requested for update in a Change Request

To change this quantity: 

  1. Click in this box (so that an |-beam pointer appears)
  2. Type the quantity of an item you want to buy (whole numbers, using 0 through 9 only, no fractions or decimals.) 
Unit The unit of measurement (UOM) for this item. For example, PK is package, CT is carton, EA is each. The Item Description includes an explanation of how many of each item is contained in the Unit of measurement.
Item Description  This short description is a hyperlink.  Click on it to:
  • View the long description and other details such as pictures, technical drawing, animations, web page links, etc. 
  • Compare alternative items and suppliers.
Actions  Click an icon to perform an action on the selected item, such as: 

  

to view the Item Detail page, on which you can select to:
  • change the requested delivery date, ship method, shipping, tax information, or other special instructions and comments  for the item or the entire Shopping Cart.
  • add attachments to an item
  • adjust the percentage of cost for a particular item in the Shopping Cart distributed to various cost centers. 
Show all Suppliers for the item

Cancel the item order

If you mouse-over an icon, the browser displays a tool tip containing a few words explaining the action represented by the icon.
Manufacturer  name
Supplier Part Number
Unit Price (Currency)  The unit price of the item expressed in the currency used by your Buying Organization. The actual price may vary from this if the supplier uses a different currency or if you are able to take advantage of tiered pricing.

For the Order, the browser displays:

Subtotal (Currency)  The total cost of all quantities of all items in the Order, expressed in the currency used by your Buying Organization. The actual price may vary from this if the supplier uses a different currency or if you are able to take advantage of tiered pricing.   
Estimated Tax (Currency)  The estimated tax due on all items in the Order, expressed in the currency used by your Buying Organization

Click on Estimated Tax (Currency) to display the Tax Details page.

Total (Currency)  The amount due, item expressed in the currency used by your Buying Organization. This price may be adjusted if after submission, if you are able to take advantage of tiered pricing

If the total price changes, the system compares the amount with your Spending Limit and, if this is exceeded, the Shopping Cart is routed to an Approver.

If you make any changes to the items or quantities in your shopping cart, click [Update Total] to recalculate these amounts.    


Tax Details Page

Click on Estimated Tax (Currency) on the Order page to display the Tax Details page.

For the estimated reported for the Shopping Cart, this page displays:

This is for your information only. If you need to change any of these values, you must contact your Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition Administrator.   


Buttons 

Click:

[Close]  to  leave the Change Request page, without making any changes
[Update Total]  to recalculate the Subtotal, Estimated Tax, and Total amounts.
[View Difference]  to view a comparison between this change document with the original Order
[Submit]  to leave the Change Request page, submit the requested changes to the system workflow for approval (if necessary), and then to the supplier

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