Once your inventory requisition has been approved, the NCAS will forward it to the appropriate buyer, who will then convert the inventory requisition into a purchase order to send to an outside vendor. During this time, you may want to inquire on the status of the purchase order. There are additional screens in the Purchasing module that allow you to keep up with your requisition once it becomes a purchase order.

The PO Line Inquiry Selection (PLI) screen is the primary screen used to access purchase order information. The PO Line Inquiry Selection (PLI) screen provides detailed purchase order line information.

The PO Line Inquiry Selection (PLI) screen displays a list of purchase order lines based upon the following search criteria:

• Buying entity
• Paying entity and vendor number or short name
• Purchase order number
• Purchase order line number
• Item number

Note: The purchase order number and line number can be found on the Split Requisition Inquiry (SRI) screen.

• The PO Line Receipt/Invoice Information (PLR) screen offers a comparison of quantity ordered, quantity received and quantity invoiced, along with the amount invoiced.
• The PO Line Financial Information (PLF) screen shows basic financial data about the purchase order line, including taxes, additional costs, quantity, price, and extended amount.
• The PO Comment Inquiry (PCI) screen displays the comments written for the purchase order header, blanket release and purchase order lines, and indicates which of the comments will print on the purchase order.

If you are interested in inquiring on purchase order header information, inquiry screens can be accessed via the PO Header Inquiry Selection (PHI) screen. The following three screens apply to inventory management:

• The PO Header General Information (PHG) screen provides general header information, such as purchase order number, order status and buyer ID.
• The PO Header Vendor Information (PHV) screen offers vendor information, such as vendor name, number, address and phone number.
• The PO Header Financial Information (PHF) screen shows total purchase order price plus any tax and additional costs.