We know that in many cases once the PR is created and the RFQ is completed,we realize that not all of the PR lines needs to be awarded to a PO.In this case,the PR remains in the APPROVED status which also reflects in the inventory as when we try to do a re-order of the items,the system tells us that there is already some PRs created in the past in the approved status and this sends a wrong message as we will have multiple PRs staying in the approved status as some of the line items were not needed probably at an earlier time.
Is there any reliable approach without any customization to alleviate this issue?We dont want to do a class customization or escalation to apply a dummy PO against the PR lines to forcefully close the PR or some other alternative means to mark the PR as history record.
Can someone please suggest what are the ways to overcome this limitation and if IBM has come up with any solution to this issue as this is a generic issue which might be faced by customers across the globe.
We have an integration with an external system where the approved PRs are sent and RFQ and PO process is also handled in the external system and later we realize some of the PR line items are not needed but there is no provision to close the PRs and the backlog has become significant because of this limitation of the Maximo system.
Kindly suggest with your valuable inputs or ideas to find a way to this issue.
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Mahadevan Ramakrishnan
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