Procurement is the process of obtaining products and services from suppliers. It includes deciding how much to purchase and when to purchase goods and services, the purchasing of goods and services, and the process of receiving the requested goods or services.

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement Management system integrates with the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management system to support style items.

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement Management used with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Apparel Management provides the following ways to create orders for style items: 

• By style item root level 0 (parent level). When you enter the parent style item (for example, JEAN), Matrix Entry displays all of the corresponding
  levels (for example, JEAN.BLK.36.41, JEAN.BLUE.32.32).
• By intermediate item level (for example, JEAN.BLK). When you enter an intermediate style item, Matrix Entry displays all of the corresponding levels (for example, JEAN.BLK.36.41, JEAN.BLK.32.34).
• By collection template. When you use a collection template, Matrix Entry displays all of the items from the collection template.

The process flow for Procurement Management for Apparel Management is similar to and uses many of the same programs as standard JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement Management. The process flow consists of these steps: 

1. Enter purchase order (P4310). You can enter style items or use a collection template to enter an order. When you enter style items, Matrix Entry (PCW10) opens so that you can enter specific quantities for different child style items.
2. Print purchase order (RCW03). The Print Purchase Order for Style Items program (RCW03) is solely a report and is not a purchase order print program similar to the Purchase Order Print program (R43500).
3. Print purchase order (R43500).
4. Print purchase receiver (R43510).
5. Perform purchase order receipt (P4312). You enter receipts for style items by purchase receipt or by item using the PO Receipts program (P4312). You do not use the Matrix Entry program (PCW10) when entering purchase order receipts.
6. Perform voucher match (P4314). You perform voucher match using the Voucher Match program (P4314). You do not use the Matrix Entry program when matching vouchers.

Prerequisites
Before you begin the task in this topic: 

• Ensure that supplier address information is set up in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Address Book system.
• Ensure that appropriate JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement system setups are in place to support style items.
• Define supplier information, including supplier and item information and supplier purchasing instructions.
• Set the Archive F41F301T Table Name processing option on the Process tab of the F4301 Purchase Order Header Purge program (R4301P) to archive deleted records when you purge data.

Upon completion of this topic, you will be able to enter a purchase order for style items using a collection template.