The Procurement Type (PRCUTYP) table allows you to establish and maintain the types of procurement that are allowed in Advantage Procurement. Procurements must have assigned to them a Procurement Type; a Procurement Type acts like a template. The Procurement Type defines:
The types of transactions that can be associated with a procurement
A list of milestones that are tracked during each procurement state
Options for configuring Procurement Types
CGI Advantage Procurement allows you to define as many procurement types as your business requirements dictate (for example, small purchases, capital equipment, construction, professional services). For each procurement type, milestones and the business rules for processing are assigned.
Defining Procurement Types consists of the following steps: