Document Header

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Document Header

As in other documents, the header section contains basic identification and status information about the PO document as well as who created it. However, the PO document has two additional fields in the document header that do not appear in other documents. These additional fields are defined below.

Document Header field definitions for a Purchase Order document

Title	Description
Purchase Order number	An identifying number assigned to this PO. The PO number may be used for queries specific to the PURAP module. This number differs from the Doc Nbr entry, which identifies the PO as a unique document for general Financials and Workflow queries.
Purchase Order Status	A status that indicates where the PO is in the PURAP process. This indicator is similar to the status a document receives in Workflow, but it is specific to the purchasing process. Examples of PO status include In Process, Awaiting Purchasing Approval, Out for Quote, and Closed.