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Purchase Requisition & Order Control

Connect purchasing requests, budget coding, supplier approval, orders and receipt reconciliation before commitments are closed.

12 workspace menus · 12 business workflows · 5 role profiles

Application blueprint only. This is a proposed design, not a deployed or production-tested system. Screens and sample figures are illustrative; workflows, business rules, approvals, permissions and integrations require confirmation before build.

Designed for Procurement operations manager and budget owners

Purchase Requisition & Order Control workspace interface preview; illustrative records and figures.
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Illustrative workspace and record review. Select a concept screen to inspect it in full.

Operational dashboards and work queues.

Operational views

Review work, evidence, exceptions and authorised decisions within a defined operating scope.

Business unitPeriodAssigned teamReview state

Dashboard measures

  • Active operational records
    Count of all records in the selected workspace.
  • Review queue
    Records at the third stage of the business workflow.
  • Needs attention
    Records with an assigned review requirement.
  • Final-stage records
    Records in the fourth business workflow stage.

Business workflow and operating scope

Connect purchasing requests, budget coding, supplier approval, orders and receipt reconciliation before commitments are closed. A purchase can pass through several approvals while the original justification, available budget and delivery evidence remain in separate records. The system follows the commitment from request to receipt, with a clear owner for short deliveries, rejected requests and outstanding balances.

Operations

Operational overview

Review the work position and priority actions.

Purchase request intake

Coordinate purchase request intake with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Budget coding

Coordinate budget coding with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Supplier selection

Coordinate supplier selection with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Approval routing

Coordinate approval routing with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Purchase orders

Coordinate purchase orders with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Receipt confirmation

Coordinate receipt confirmation with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Commitment reconciliation

Coordinate commitment reconciliation with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Insights

Reports and saved views

Review the reporting scope and export agreed operational views.

Governance

Approvals and exceptions

Review delegated decisions, exceptions and recorded conditions.

Audit history

Trace accepted changes, decisions and accountable actions.

Access and configuration

Manage the agreed role permissions and configurable operating rules.

The end-to-end business journey.

From intake to authorised completion, with evidence at each decision.

01

Justify the request

Submit a justified purchasing request and budget coding.

02

Approve purchasing

Approve the request and selected supplier.

03

Order and receive

Issue the purchase order and confirm delivery.

04

Reconcile commitments

Reconcile receipts and close outstanding commitments.

Business workflows

Select a workflow to review the steps, responsibilities, approval and exception handling.

01 · Coordinate purchase request intake

Coordinate purchase request intake within Purchase requisition and ordering control.

Trigger
Purchase request intake requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Requester

  • Register purchase request intake and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Receiving officer records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

02 · Coordinate budget coding

Coordinate budget coding within Purchase requisition and ordering control.

Trigger
Budget coding requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Procurement officer

  • Register budget coding and its operating scope
  • Compare amounts, attribution and accepted conditions
  • Route differences to the accountable finance reviewer
  • Record authorised adjustments and the accepted position

Approval
Receiving officer records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Amounts, ownership or allocation evidence do not agree.

Outcome
A reconciled position, approved adjustments and separately owned outstanding items.

03 · Coordinate supplier selection

Coordinate supplier selection within Purchase requisition and ordering control.

Trigger
Supplier selection requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Requester

  • Register supplier selection and its operating scope
  • Gather the relevant evidence and review options
  • Route the case to the delegated decision owner
  • Record the outcome, conditions and follow-up obligations

Approval
Receiving officer records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
The case exceeds delegation, contains a conflict or has disputed evidence.

Outcome
An authorised decision or escalation with accountable resolution actions.

04 · Coordinate approval routing

Coordinate approval routing within Purchase requisition and ordering control.

Trigger
Approval routing requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Requester

  • Register approval routing and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Receiving officer records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

05 · Coordinate purchase orders

Coordinate purchase orders within Purchase requisition and ordering control.

Trigger
Purchase orders requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Requester

  • Register purchase orders and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Receiving officer records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

06 · Coordinate receipt confirmation

Coordinate receipt confirmation within Purchase requisition and ordering control.

Trigger
Receipt confirmation requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Requester

  • Register receipt confirmation and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Receiving officer records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

07 · Coordinate commitment reconciliation

Coordinate commitment reconciliation within Purchase requisition and ordering control.

Trigger
Commitment reconciliation requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Procurement officer

  • Register commitment reconciliation and its operating scope
  • Compare amounts, attribution and accepted conditions
  • Route differences to the accountable finance reviewer
  • Record authorised adjustments and the accepted position

Approval
Receiving officer records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Amounts, ownership or allocation evidence do not agree.

Outcome
A reconciled position, approved adjustments and separately owned outstanding items.

08 · Register the operating requirement

Coordinate operating requirement within Purchase requisition and ordering control.

Trigger
Operating requirement requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Requester

  • Register operating requirement and its operating scope
  • Compare options, dependencies and operating constraints
  • Review the selected option with its accountable owners
  • Accept the plan and track its delivery conditions

Approval
Receiving officer records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
An assumption changes, prerequisites are missing or stakeholders cannot accept the proposed commitment.

Outcome
An approved operating plan and owned actions for its accepted conditions.

09 · Resolve operating exceptions

Coordinate operating exceptions within Purchase requisition and ordering control.

Trigger
Operating exceptions requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Requester

  • Register operating exceptions and its operating scope
  • Gather the relevant evidence and review options
  • Route the case to the delegated decision owner
  • Record the outcome, conditions and follow-up obligations

Approval
Receiving officer records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
The case exceeds delegation, contains a conflict or has disputed evidence.

Outcome
An authorised decision or escalation with accountable resolution actions.

10 · Verify completion and follow-up

Coordinate completion and follow-up within Purchase requisition and ordering control.

Trigger
Completion and follow-up requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Procurement officer

  • Register completion and follow-up and its operating scope
  • Collect the linked records and qualified evidence
  • Assign the responsible reviewer and record findings
  • Accept the outcome or assign corrective follow-up

Approval
Receiving officer records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Evidence is incomplete, disputed, expired or outside the reviewer’s authority.

Outcome
A review finding, its accepted evidence and any accountable corrective actions.

11 · Review controlled operating changes

Coordinate controlled operating changes within Purchase requisition and ordering control.

Trigger
Controlled operating changes requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Procurement officer

  • Register controlled operating changes and its operating scope
  • Collect the linked records and qualified evidence
  • Assign the responsible reviewer and record findings
  • Accept the outcome or assign corrective follow-up

Approval
Receiving officer records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Evidence is incomplete, disputed, expired or outside the reviewer’s authority.

Outcome
A review finding, its accepted evidence and any accountable corrective actions.

12 · Prepare scoped operational reports

Coordinate scoped operational reports within Purchase requisition and ordering control.

Trigger
Scoped operational reports requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Requester

  • Register scoped operational reports and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Receiving officer records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

Governance and control

  • Only authorised users may approve suppliers, awards or commitments.
  • Approval thresholds must be configurable by value, category and business unit.
  • Required evidence must be complete before approval unless an authorised exception is recorded.
  • Conflicts, sanctions or qualification exceptions must be routed for review.
  • Changes after approval must preserve the prior decision and audit trail.
Operating rules by business workflow
  • For purchase request intake, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For budget coding, adjustments require source evidence, a recorded reason and authorised financial review.
  • For supplier selection, a decision retains its authority, reason, supporting evidence and resulting obligations.
  • For approval routing, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For purchase orders, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For receipt confirmation, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For commitment reconciliation, adjustments require source evidence, a recorded reason and authorised financial review.
  • For operating requirement, the accepted plan records assumptions, rejected alternatives, dependencies and conditions.
  • For operating exceptions, a decision retains its authority, reason, supporting evidence and resulting obligations.
  • For completion and follow-up, evidence, reviewer authority and acceptance conditions are visible before a reviewed outcome is accepted.
  • For controlled operating changes, evidence, reviewer authority and acceptance conditions are visible before a reviewed outcome is accepted.
  • For scoped operational reports, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.

Data, interfaces and operating requirements.

Core records

SupplierRequestQualification evidenceApprovalOrder / awardReceiptExceptionContract / renewal
Record fields and linked information
  • Record identifier — Stable reference for the operating transaction.
  • Business unit — Business scope used for responsibility and reporting.
  • Operating subject — The request, commitment or work item being handled.
  • Accountable owner — Named responsibility for the next action.
  • Workflow stage — Current position in the agreed business journey.
  • Review requirement — Required review and outstanding decision.
  • Due or review date — Agreed action window or review trigger.
  • Linked evidence — Source records supporting the operating decision.
  • Decision authority — The delegated authority relevant to the accepted outcome.
  • Accepted outcome — Recorded decision and its business consequences.
  • Follow-up obligation — Remaining responsibilities after an accepted action.
  • Revision history — Trace of accepted changes and their evidence.
  • Purchase request intake reference — Link the relevant purchase request intake to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Budget coding reference — Link the relevant budget coding to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Supplier selection reference — Link the relevant supplier selection to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Approval routing reference — Link the relevant approval routing to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Purchase orders reference — Link the relevant purchase orders to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.

Systems and interfaces

  • ERP supplier and purchasing records
  • Budget availability service
  • Receiving and finance interfaces

Interface scope, data mapping and testing are agreed for each engagement.

Implementation requirements
Supplier master, budget availability and receiving interfaces are required for integrated enterprise purchasing.

Mobile and tablet access

Review request evidence and approve within delegated authority. Receiving actions can use responsive screens on supported warehouse devices.

Access approved workflows through the Dalfin mobile app. Device tasks and permissions are confirmed for the deployment.

AI extensions

Summarise the request justification and flag missing supporting information for the purchasing reviewer.

AI extensions are scoped around the required data, business outcome and review controls.

Engineered with Genesis.

Structured application engineering

Connect requirements, roles, records, workflows and interfaces through the agreed Genesis engineering process.

Controlled changes

Review dependency impact and validation requirements. Context Memory supports governed changes and accepted application revisions.

Deployment and support

Agree customer cloud or on-premises requirements, device access, implementation acceptance and ongoing engineering support.

AN EXAMPLE OPERATING SCENARIO

What to validate in a scoped demonstration.

A department submits a purchase request. A budget owner returns it for corrected coding before approval. Procurement issues the order, receiving records a partial delivery and the remaining commitment stays open until the final receipt is reconciled.

What to review

  • A saved end-to-end transaction
  • An exception and its authorised resolution
  • Different operator, approver and reviewer permissions
  • Final records, history and the relevant report

Questions before implementation.

How is this system adapted to our organisation?

Roles, approval authority, business rules, records and reporting are configured around your operating model. Scope definition connects the required business outcome to workflows, interfaces and acceptance criteria.

How are approvals and responsibilities defined?

Operators, reviewers and authorised decision makers have defined responsibilities. Approval limits, exception handling and access permissions are agreed with your business owners and tested against the selected workflows.

Can it connect with our existing systems?

Interface requirements cover your existing business systems, data ownership, mapping and authentication. Connection design and testing form part of the agreed implementation scope.

What will we review in a solution walkthrough?

Start with a relevant business transaction, then review its approvals, an exception, role permissions and final records. Discuss the integrations, reporting and operating requirements that matter to your organisation.