Auto Create Release

Auto Create Releases from requisition is a major feature of Oracle Purchasing. Using  this feature you can convert requisitions generated from multiple sources like Inventory Planning, ASCP or MRP planning, Order Entry, Wip Jobs etc can be converted to blanket releases based on the sourcing rules and approved supplier list. Lets have a look at the setups and Test case. Here we assume Profile Option "PO: Automatic Document Sourcing" set to “Yes”

Step 1) Check Profile option PO: Automatic Document Sourcing and set to “Yes”

Auto Create Releases

Step 2) Create a Buy Item and apply Purchased item Template

Item Creation

Step 3) Create a Blanket Purchase Agreement and Approve it

BPA Creation

Step 4) Create a ASL for the item in Agreement and assign this BPA in Item-Attribute. keep rest of the attributes as shown in the screenshots

ASL Creation

ASL Item Attributes

Step 5) Create Sourcing Rule to default all information

Sourcing Rule Creation

Step 6) Assign this sourcing rule to default sourcing assignment set defined in profile option "MRP: Default Sourcing Assignment Set"

Assigning Sourcing Rule

Test case

Step 1) Create a Purchase Requisition, see how system default Supplier, blanket PO, Price etc on it

Approve the requisition

Step 2) Now run Create Release Program for this Operating Unit. Normally this Program is Scheduled in the system

Create Release Request

You will see a Blanket Release is Generated from the requisition can see the requisition reference in the distribution of the release

Thanks
Mandeep
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