The Web PO Search functionality allows you to search for the following:

Blocked POs
This functionality displays summary level POs that have been blocked by the buyer or purchasing rep for business reasons after a PO has already been released to Web PO. This feature was added to prevent confusion that may arise if a PO were to be blocked and then disappear from the Web PO display after already having been communicated to the supplier. These POs are assigned the status BLO and you will not be able to access or print them. WEB ASNs cannot be processed for these POs.


Bypassed POs
This functionality displays POs at both the summary and detail level if a buyer or purchasing rep has decided to bypass the supplier notification email. Notification emails will only appear in the Inbox if the PO was created within the last fourteen days. If not, they can only be found in the Purchase Order Details screen. A PO may be bypassed due to minor changes made to items such as buyer name, buyer code, phone number, or fax number, or due to changes made to other items that do not impact the actual transaction of goods or services. In addition, because the normal approval batch process may take too long, some Intel groups bypass POs to expedite the approval process so materials can be received JIT. Bypassed POs are easily identified by the black flag that precedes the PO number on the summary screen or on the detail level screen.

Down Payment POs
This functionality allows users to identify and search for POs with down payments. In addition, the details for down payment POs will show the down payment amount and down payment date.

Click to view a demo on how to search and view PO status from Web PO.