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Open Purchase Items

Manage item masters available to purchasing.

Audience: Purchasing staffPermission: Relevant Purchase view capabilityModule v1.7.9
Exact navigationAdmin Area → Purchase → Items
Before you begin
  • Use an account with Relevant Purchase view capability and confirm the intended record or setting before making a change.
  • Follow the exact route above. If the screen or action is absent, check module activation, ownership and permissions rather than using another person’s account.
  • Use controlled test data for configuration, integration, email, AI, payment, portal or automation changes before production-wide use.

What this guide covers

Manage item masters available to purchasing. The instructions reflect the supplied module’s registered menus, controller actions, views, settings and code-backed validation flow.

Exact step-by-step process

  1. Open Admin Area → Purchase → Items.
  2. Select the relevant record, filter, report, model or configuration described below.
  3. Use the displayed action or read the current values without altering unrelated data.
  4. Compare the output with the code-backed rules and expected result in this guide.
  5. Record or correct any mismatch before relying on the output in production.

Fields, choices and supported possibilities

Item masterCommodity/item code, description, group/subgroup, unit, purchase price, tax and purchase eligibility.
Vendor-item mappingVendor, group and selected item list, shared visibility and vendor-specific values where exposed.
Files/importAttachments, spreadsheet import rows, validation errors and generated barcode/code.

Code-backed validations and workflow rules

  • Item and vendor-item operations use separate capability groups.
  • Spreadsheet imports can create an error file for rejected rows; review it before retrying.

Expected result and verification

  • The supported open purchase items flow completes without bypassing permission or validation checks.
  • The resulting record, setting, status, file, delivery event or external response is visible from the relevant workspace.
  • Unexpected validation, provider or linked-record errors are investigated before retrying.

Security, privacy and operational checks

  • Apply least privilege to purchasing, vendor, invoice, payment, return, contract and report permissions.
  • Verify vendor identity, bank/payment details, tax, currency, totals and approvals before creating financial commitments.
  • Treat public links, signatures, portal files, attachments and exported reports as controlled business records.
  • Test settings and automated jobs with controlled records before production-wide use.