- Introduction to SAP Connector
- SAP Input
- Checking the Data in the SAP Connector
- Adding Process Specific Tags to the SAP Connector for AppOne
- Adding Process Specific Due Dates to the SAP Connector for AppOne
- Adding Automation Estimates to the SAP Connector for AppOne
- Adding Attributes to the SAP Connector for AppOne
- Adding Activities to the SAP Connector for AppOne
- Adding Entities to the SAP Connector for AppOne
- Introduction to SQL Connectors
- Setting up a SQL Connector
- CData Sync Extractions
- Running a SQL Connector
- Editing Transformations
- Releasing a SQL Connector
- Scheduling Data Extraction
- Structure of Transformations
- Using SQL Connectors for Released Apps
- Generating a Cache With Scripts
- Setting up a Local Test Environment
- Separate Development and Production Environments
Procurement - Purchase Orders
Introduction
Procurement - Purchase orders is the main dashboard where you can analyze your process for the purchase orders to get approval. See illustration below.
The information displayed in the dashboard is based on the creation date of the purchase orders. The PO creation date filter in the Filters panel enables you to select a period to display the purchase orders that were created in the selected period.
KPIs
Below is a description of the KPIs that are displayed on the top.
If you click on a KPI, the corresponding metric is selected in the Purchase orders dashboard item.
KPI |
Description |
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Avg. throughput time PO approval |
The average throughput time from creating the purchase order to approval of the purchase order. |
Total value (ordered) |
Total value of the purchase orders. |
Purchase orders |
Total number of purchase orders. |
Purchase Orders
With the Purchase orders dashboard item you can analyze the purchase requisitions in more detail.
Note that the process graph shows changes to the purchase orders that might be outside of the selected period since only the creation date is bound to the selected time frame.
Metrics
You can create various different contexts by selecting different attributes 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 requisitions regarding the selected attribute.
Metric |
Description |
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Number of orders |
The number of unique purchase orders created within the selected period. |
Percentage of orders |
The percentage of unique purchase orders created within the selected period. |
Avg. value (ordered) |
The average of the value of the purchase orders created within the selected period related to the selected attribute. |
Total value (ordered) |
Sum of the value of the purchase orders created within the selected period related to the selected attribute. |
Avg. number of approvals |
The average number of approvals that were performed on purchase orders created within the selected period. |
Avg. throughput time PO approval |
Average throughput time of purchase orders created within the selected period from creating the purchase order to approval of the purchase order. |
Distribution
The Distribution chart enables you to analyze the frequency of purchase orders based on the Purchase order value, the **Number of purchase order approvals, or the **Throughput time (PO creation to PO approval). See the illustration below.
The Details button enables you to analyze purchase orders in more detail and opens the Details - Purchase orders dashboard.
Process Graph
The process graph displays the purchase order process based on the number of cases. See the illustration below.
Viewing the Process Based on a Different Metric
Follow these steps to select a different metric for the process graph.
Step |
Action |
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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.
See also Working with Process Graphs.