Articles and guides on purchase order data extraction, PO-to-Excel conversion, AP three-way matching, ERP import, and procurement automation.
A non-PO invoice arrives with no purchase order to match against, so AP has to code it and hunt down an approver. The difference from a PO invoice, real examples, the journal entry, and the SAP FB60 route.
Read articleA purchase order creates no journal entry. Here are the entries that do post, at goods receipt, invoice, and payment, plus what SAP, Oracle, D365, NetSuite and QuickBooks each call the accounts.
Read articleThe four purchase order types every procurement team uses: standard, planned, blanket, and contract. What each one commits you to, when to use it, and how SAP and Oracle name them.
Read articleEKBE is the purchase order history table in SAP. Here is what it stores, how to read the PO History tab in ME23N, why that tab sometimes disappears, and how change history in CDHDR and CDPOS is a different thing entirely.
Read articleThe purchase order IDoc is message type ORDERS with basic type ORDERS05. Here are the segments, transaction codes, and status errors that matter in practice.
Read articleA PO number is the unique reference a buyer assigns to a purchase order. Here is what it means, where to find it, what it is used for, and how it differs from an invoice number.
Read articleSAP Ariba and Coupa both cover source to pay, but differ on ownership, supplier fees, and ERP fit. Here is an honest comparison for procurement leaders.
Read articleA purchase order tolerance is the allowed gap between the PO and the invoice or receipt before matching flags an exception. It lets small, expected variances pass automatically while catching the ones that matter.
Read articleIn vendor managed inventory, the supplier watches your stock and reorders for you. Here is how VMI works, its pros and cons, and what changes for purchasing.
Read article3-way matching compares the purchase order, the goods receipt, and the invoice. 4-way matching adds a fourth document, the inspection or quality-acceptance report, before an invoice is paid.
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