# Menu Compliance

> The **Compliance** menu contains the **Maverick buying** dashboard. Maverick buying is defined as the number of purchase order items that were processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process without involvement of the Procurement department.

## Compliance - Maverick Buying

The **Compliance** menu contains the **Maverick buying** dashboard. Maverick buying is defined as the number of purchase order items that were processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process without involvement of the Procurement department.

**Compliance - Maverick buying** is the dashboard where you can analyze your process regarding maverick buying. It enables you to analyze purchase order items labeled with one or more maverick buying tag.
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Purchase order items of purchase orders that were created within the selected period are displayed.
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See the illustration below.

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-docs-image-53307-45262d65-35a79ebe.webp)

## KPIs

Below is a description of the KPI's displayed at the top of the **Compliance - Maverick buying** dashboard.

If you click on a KPI, the corresponding metric is selected in the **Where does maverick buying occur?** dashboard item.

| KPI | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Maverick buying value | Total value of the purchase order items involved in maverick buying. |
| Percentage maverick buying | The percentage of purchase order items that were processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process. |
| PO items with maverick buying | The number of purchase order items that were processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process. |
| Total PO items | The total number of purchase order items. |

## Maverick Buying tags

Below is a description of the predefined tags for maverick buying.

| Tag | Indicates that the... |
| --- | --- |
| Goods delivered before PO item creation | goods were delivered before a purchase order item was created. |
| Goods delivered before PO approval | goods were delivered before a purchase order was approved. |
| Goods delivered without PO approval | goods were delivered for a purchase order that was not approved. |
| Invoice received before PO item creation | invoice was received before a purchase order item was created. |
| Invoice received before PO approval | invoice was received before a purchase order was approved. |
| Invoice received without PO approval | invoice was received for a purchase order that was not approved. |
| Unreasonably quick goods delivery | goods were delivered within 2 hours after the purchase order was approved. |
| Unreasonably quick invoice received | invoice was received within 2 hours after the purchase order was approved. |

### Root cause analysis

The [Analysis - Root cause analysis](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/standalone/2021.10/user-guide/p2p-procurement-root-cause-analysis#procurement---root-cause-analysis) dashboard enables you to analyze the behavior of purchase order items that have particular tags in more detail. When you click on the **Root cause analysis** icon in the header of the **Where does maverick buying occur?** dashboard item the **Analysis - Root cause analysis** dashboard will be displayed with a predefined filter to analyze maverick buying.

See the illustration below.

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-docs-image-53800-c33bd220-c89324dd.webp)

When you click on the **Back** icon in the **What influences the selection?** dashboard item in the **Root cause analysis** dashboard, you will return to the **Compliance - Maverick buying** dashboard.

### Metrics

You can create various different contexts by selecting different groupings from the drop-down list. The metric selector enables you to select different metrics. Below is a description of the metrics that can be used to analyze the purchase items regarding the selected grouping.

| Metric | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Number of items | The number of unique purchase order items, for purchase orders that were created within the selected period, that are processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process, i.e. have a maverick buying tag. |
| Percentage of items | The percentage of purchase order items, for purchase orders that were created within the selected period, that are processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process, i.e. have a maverick buying tag. |
| Avg. value (ordered) | The average value of the purchase order items, for purchase orders that were created within the selected period, that are processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process, i.e. have a maverick buying tag. |
| Total value (ordered) | Sum of the value of the purchase order items, for purchase orders that were created within the selected period, that are processed outside the regular Purchase-to-Pay process, i.e. have a maverick buying tag. |

## Maverick buying process

The process graph displays the process for purchase order items that are tagged as maverick buying.

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-docs-image-53640-ac5f71a7-6f89fce5.webp)

### Viewing the process based on a different metric

By default the process graph displays the maverick buying process based on the number of case.Follow these steps to select a different metric for the process graph.

| Step | Action |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | Click on the **Displayed metrics** icon in the process graph. |
| 2 | Select a different metric from the list of available metrics. |

See the illustration below.

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-docs-image-58317-2230a8df-9cad1c89.webp)

See also [Working with Process Graphs](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/standalone/2021.10/user-guide/working-with-process-graphs#working-with-process-graphs).

### Submitting automation ideas

When you identify a step in the Purchase-to-Pay process that might reduce maverick buying when it would be automated, you can send a request to automate the activity to **UiPath Automation Hub**. You can do this directly from the process graph. See [Sending Automation Ideas to UiPath Automation Hub](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/standalone/2021.10/user-guide/sending-automation-ideas-to-uipath-automation-hub#sending-automation-ideas-to-uipath-automation-hub) for more information.

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This function is only available if **UiPath Process Mining** is set up for integration with **UiPath Automation Hub**.
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