Using Blanket Orders

Creating blanket orders for pre-approved funds and drawing down those funds with release orders and invoices.

  • 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. ...

  • Accept/Reject Blanket Order Invoices

    Users with access to the Blanket Order (BO)—including the BO creator and those listed in the Available To field—have the authority to view, accept, or reject invoices subm...

  • Blanket Order Credits

    The Blanket Order Credits feature allows communities to apply a credit (a negative amount) to a Blanket Order (BO), which increases the BO's Available Funds. This feature ...

  • Release Order Coding/Release Coding Controls Settings

    The Enable Release Order Coding setting, managed by the Community Administrator. Determines a buyer's ability to modify the financial coding (account codes) for a Release ...

  • Drawing Down Using a Release Order

    A Release Order is a standard purchase order submitted against a pre-approved Blanket Order (BO). Its primary function is to draw down (subtract) funds from the BO's avail...