Purchasing Groups
Similar to "Program" or "Commodity" Management Groups, Purchasing Groups manage the procurement of a material or class of materials within a defined scope or domain. Because they implement the activities of a purchasing organization, they are the main channel of interaction with the vendor.
From the Purchasing Groups page, administrators are able to configure groups for both parent and child organizations.
Important: This capability is designed to accommodate organizations using SAP ERPs because SAP requires Purchasing Group IDs.
Once configured, Purchasing Groups may then be added as a field value on the Off-Catalog Request Form if the Display purchasing groups for Off-Catalog request setting is enabled. This setting is located in the Request Management area of the Admin module.
NOTE: Purchasing Groups have PO and Receipt Numbering Rules available on the Order Numbering page.
When the rules are applied, new Purchase Orders and Receipt Numbers will be formatted accordingly.
Add
To add a Purchasing Group, enter a value in the Code and Description fields.
These fields are located in the Add New Purchasing Group section.
Select Add. The new code will appear in the table beneath the fields.
When configuring Purchasing Groups, consider the following.
- Code values may contain a maximum of 20 characters.
- Description values may contain a maximum of 255 characters.
NOTE: Purchasing Groups inherit from parent to child. When groups are added on the Sub/Child Org level, the inheritance stops.
Update
To edit a Purchasing Group, select the Edit 
icon from the Actions column.
Existing values will populate the Code and Description fields in the Update Purchasing Group section.
Make the required changes and select Update.
Delete
To remove a Purchasing Group, select the Delete 
icon from the Actions column.
A message will prompt you to confirm the action.
Select Yes to delete, or No to cancel the operation.