Orders and Receiving

Creating purchase orders and receiving

Create Retrofit Order
A Retrofit Order is a feature that allows a user to create an order after the fact—meaning the items may have already been sent by the supplier and/or received by the buyer...
Create a Non-Catalog Order
The Non-Catalog order feature allows users with the Buyer role to manually create a requisition for items or services not found in a supplier's electronic catalog. Eligibil...
View Orders & Export
This document serves as a comprehensive guide for Buyers and other authorized users, detailing how to access, search, filter, export, and perform specific actions on Purch...
Copy a Standard Order
The "Copy" feature is a time-saving utility that allows users to duplicate the contents of an existing standard order. This feature can be used on standard orders that are ...
Order Comments
The Comments tab is a vital internal tool available in all order types (including Blanket Orders). That allows any user who can view the order to include notes, track essen...
Edit & Cancel Orders
This guide details the process for initiating a Change Order (Edit) or Canceling an existing Purchase Order (PO) within the Unimarket Marketplace. Preconditions for Edit or...

Using Blanket Orders

Blanket Order Overview
The Blanket Order feature provides communities with a streamlined way to contract with a single supplier for the provision of unspecified products and services, over a spe...
Create a Blanket Order
Blanket Orders (BOs) allow buyers to purchase goods and services repeatedly from a single supplier. Without creating a new Purchase Order for each transaction. This is usef...
Edit Blanket Orders
The management and modification of a Blanket Order (BO) is controlled by the Edit Blanket Order feature, which must be enabled for the community (contact your Unimarket Cu...
Copy a Blanket Order
The functionality to Copy a Blanket Order allows authorized users to quickly duplicate an existing blanket order, eliminating the need to re-enter most details for a recur...
Create a Release Order Against a Blanket Order
A Release Order is a purchase order submitted against a pre-approved Blanket Order (BO). Its primary function is to draw down funds from the BO's available amount without ...
Create an Invoice Against a Blanket Order
When a supplier submits an invoice for goods or services delivered against a Blanket Order, authorized users can create the corresponding electronic invoice in Unimarket. ...

Purchasing Services Using Unimarket
Purchasing services can be complex due to their variable nature and the fact that they are consumed after the order is placed. We offer multiple methods to manage service p...