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Procurement & Inventory Reports : Step-by-Step Guide

Procurement and Inventory Reports provides ready made reports to track purchase requests, transfers, and purchase orders. Open via Inventory Management to Procurement Reports. Each tab includes filters, summary tiles, detailed tables, and export download.

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Overview

The Procurement & Inventory Reports module gives you a set of ready‑made reports to track how requests, transfers, and purchase orders move through your system.

You open it from:

Inventory Management → Procurement Reports

Inside this module, each report is a tab across the top of the page:

  1. Stock Requisition Pipeline

  2. Low‑stock Suggestion Adoption

  3. Transfer Fulfilment & Exceptions

  4. Return Transfer Impact

  5. Purchase Requisition SLA

  6. PR to PO Conversion

  7. PO Accruals

  8. Procurement Audit

  9. Period Close Check

All reports share a similar layout:

  • Filters at the top (date range, locations, suppliers, etc.)

  • Summary tiles with key numbers

  • A table with detailed rows

  • A download icon to export the table


Key Features

Across all report tabs you can:

  • Filter data

    • By date range

    • Often by origin / destination location, supplier, category, or other fields shown on each tab

    • Sort by a chosen field and direction (where available)

  • View key metrics at a glance

    • Each tab has summary tiles (for example: Total Requisitions, Fill Rate, Exceptions, Total Units Returned, etc.).

  • Drill into detailed rows

    • Tables show the underlying requisitions, transfers, or purchase orders, with status and aging.

  • Export data

    • Use the download icon (top‑right of each table) to export the displayed rows.


Getting Started

  1. In the left menu, click Inventory Management.

  2. Click Procurement Reports.

  3. At the top of the page, choose the report tab you want:

    • Stock Requisition Pipeline, Low‑stock Suggestion Adoption, etc.

  4. Set the Date Range and any other filters.

  5. Wait for the summary tiles and table to update.

Use the same general steps on any tab; then follow the tab‑specific notes below.


How to Use Each Report

1. Stock Requisition Pipeline

Purpose

See the overall flow of stock requisitions from draft to fulfilment.

Filters

  • Date range (labelled Date)

  • Origin Locations

  • Destination Locations

  • Sort Field (e.g., Created Date)

  • Sort Direction (Ascending / Descending)

Summary tiles

  • Total Requisitions – count of requisitions in the selected period

  • Avg Days to Approval – average time from creation to approval

  • Avg Days to Fulfillment – average time from creation to fulfilment

  • Overdue Drafts – drafts that have not progressed by their target dates

Table

Columns include:

  • Requisition

  • Status

  • Created

  • Needed By

  • Origin

  • Destination

  • Aging (days)

  • Last Status Change

Typical steps

  1. Set the date range you care about (e.g., this month).

  2. Optionally filter by origin or destination location.

  3. Review the tiles to see if requisitions are moving quickly enough.

  4. Use the table to find drafts or submitted requisitions with high Aging (days) and follow them up.


2. Low‑stock Suggestion Adoption

Purpose

Measure how often your team uses low‑stock suggestions to create requests and how well those suggestions are fulfilled.

Filters

  • Date range

  • Locations

  • Supplier

  • Category

Summary tiles

  • Suggestion Requests – number of suggested items generated

  • Total Requests – number of requests actually created

  • Total Requested Qty – total units requested

  • Fill Rate – how much of requested quantity was fulfilled (as a percentage)

Table – “Suggestion Adoption”

Columns include:

  • Product

  • Location

  • Suggested Qty

  • Requested Qty

  • Fulfilled Qty

  • Adoption Rate

  • Fill Rate

Typical steps

  1. Filter by location and date range.

  2. Use the tiles to see overall usage of suggestions.

  3. In the table, look for:

    • Products with high Suggested Qty but low Requested Qty → suggestions not being used.

    • Products with low Fill Rate → requests not being fulfilled fully.


3. Transfer Fulfilment & Exceptions

Purpose

Track transfer orders between locations and highlight transfers taking too long or stuck in a particular status.

Filters

  • Date range

  • Origin Locations

  • Destination Locations

  • Transfer Type (e.g., Standard)

  • Status (All, Draft, Approved, In Transit, etc.)

  • Sort Field (Created, Dispatch, Received)

  • Sort Direction

  • Exception Threshold (days) – number of days above which a transfer is considered an exception

Summary tiles

  • Exceptions – transfers breaching the exception threshold

  • Draft

  • Approved

  • In Transit

  • Received

  • Cancelled

Table

A section like Standard shows a count, and the table lists transfer orders with columns such as:

  • Transfer Order

  • Type

  • Status

  • Created

  • Dispatch

  • Received

  • Days in Transit

Typical steps

  1. Set a date range and locations.

  2. Use the Exception Threshold (e.g., 5 days).

  3. Look at the Exceptions tile; if it’s not zero, scroll down.

  4. In the table, sort by Days in Transit to see which transfers are delayed.

  5. Take action on long‑running transfers (investigate or update status).


4. Return Transfer Impact

Purpose

Understand how return transfers (stock being sent back) affect your inventory and value.

Filters

  • Date range

  • Origin Locations

  • Destination Locations

  • Reason Codes (comma separated)

  • Trend Bucket (e.g., Weekly)

Summary tiles

  • Total Units Returned – how many units were sent back

  • Total Value – monetary value of those returns

Table – “Return Transfers”

Columns include:

  • Product

  • Reason

  • Origin

  • Destination

  • Units

  • Value

Typical steps

  1. Filter by date and location.

  2. Review the tiles to see how large the return volume is.

  3. In the table, sort by Value or Units to spot:

    • Products being returned often

    • Reasons that appear repeatedly (e.g., damage, wrong item)


5. Purchase Requisition SLA

Purpose

Check if purchase requisitions (PRs) are being approved within your target response times.

Filters

  • Date range

  • Department IDs (comma separated)

  • Priorities (e.g., Normal, High)

  • Approvers

Summary tiles

  • Total Requisitions

  • Within SLA – number of PRs decided within the target time

  • Average Hours to Decision

  • Compliance Rate – % of PRs within SLA

Table – “Approval Timeline”

Columns include:

  • Purchase Requisition

  • Priority

  • Status

  • Created

  • Decision At

  • Hours to Decision

  • SLA Breached (Yes/No)

Typical steps

  1. Select the date range and optionally filter for a department or approver.

  2. Use Compliance Rate to see whether your SLA is being met.

  3. In the table, look for rows where SLA Breached is true and check Hours to Decision.

  4. Use this insight to adjust approval workflows or staffing.


6. PR to PO Conversion

Purpose

Monitor how many approved purchase requisitions are converted into purchase orders (POs), and how quickly.

Filters

  • Date range

  • Supplier

  • Requesters

  • Project IDs (comma separated)

Summary tiles

  • Total Approved – approved PRs in the period

  • Eligible – PRs that could be converted

  • Converted – PRs that actually became POs

  • Conversion Rate – Converted / Eligible (%)

Table – “Supplier Conversion”

Columns include:

  • Supplier

  • Requisitions

  • Purchase Orders

  • Ordered Value

  • Allocated Qty

  • Avg Days to PO

Typical steps

  1. Filter by date and, if needed, supplier.

  2. Check Conversion Rate to see how efficiently PRs become POs.

  3. Use the table to:

    • Compare suppliers

    • See where Avg Days to PO is high and follow up.


7. PO Accruals

Purpose

Track purchase orders where goods have been received but invoices have not yet been fully matched, to support accounting accruals.

Filters

  • Date range

  • Supplier

  • Status

  • Toggle Show Accruals Only

  • Toggle Show Partial Receipts Only

Summary tiles

  • Received Without Invoice – POs with goods received but no invoice

  • Partial Receipts – POs partially received

  • Pending Reversal – accruals waiting to be reversed

  • Total Accrual Amount – total open accrual value

Table – “Purchase Orders”

Columns include:

  • Purchase Order

  • Status

  • Order Date

  • Received Date

  • Ordered Value

  • Received Value

  • Invoiced Value

  • Accrual Amount

  • Requires Accrual (Yes/No)

  • Partial (Yes/No)

Typical steps

  1. Choose your closing period in the date filter.

  2. Turn on Show Accruals Only to focus on open accruals.

  3. Review the tiles, especially Total Accrual Amount.

  4. In the table, sort by Accrual Amount to prioritize large items.


8. Procurement Audit

Purpose

See a detailed audit trail of procurement actions (who did what, where, and when).

Filters

  • Date range

  • Action Types (comma separated)

  • Actors (users)

  • Locations

Table – “Audit Trail”

Columns include:

  • Action (e.g., PO_CREATED, TRANSFER_APPROVED)

  • Entity (e.g., PURCHASE_ORDER, STOCK_TRANSFER_ORDER)

  • Timestamp

  • Actor

  • Location

  • Metadata (JSON‑style details about the event)

Typical steps

  1. Set the date range and, if needed, location.

  2. Optionally filter by Action Types (for example, only approvals or updates).

  3. Use the table to investigate specific events, such as who approved a transfer order or edited a PO.


9. Period Close Check

Purpose

Quickly see which documents are still open and block closing a financial period.

Filters

  • Period ID

  • Toggle Include documents created before period

Summary tiles

  • Open Requisitions

  • Open Transfers

  • Open Purchase Orders

Tables

  • Requisitions blocking close – requisitions still open in the period

  • Transfers requiring attention – transfers still open (for example, not received)

  • (Further tables may be visible as you scroll for purchase orders.)

Typical steps

  1. Enter the Period ID you want to close (for example, “2025‑11”).

  2. Decide whether to include documents created before that period that are still open.

  3. Review each summary tile; if any are greater than zero, scroll to the corresponding table.

  4. Use the tables to identify and resolve open requisitions, transfers, or purchase orders before you close the period.


Troubleshooting

“No data available for the selected filters”

  • Check the Date Range; it may be too narrow or outside when you had activity.

  • Clear or widen filters such as Location, Supplier, or Status.

  • Confirm that the underlying operations (requisitions, transfers, POs) actually exist for that period.

“Numbers don’t match my expectations”

  • Make sure you are on the correct tab (for example, PR vs PO reports).

  • Check whether the report is limited to a specific location, supplier, or priority.

  • Remember that some metrics use status (e.g., only approved requisitions or received transfers).

“I can’t export the report”

  • Ensure you click the download icon in the right‑hand corner of the table section, not in the browser.

  • If your browser blocks pop‑ups or downloads, allow them for this site.

“A requisition/transfer/PO I care about isn’t showing”

  • Check:

    • Date filter

    • The report’s status filter (some reports only show certain statuses)

    • Location and supplier filters


Connected Modules

The Procurement & Inventory Reports module pulls its information from other parts of the system:

  • Inventory Management → Stock Requisitions

    • Feeds the Stock Requisition Pipeline, Low‑stock Suggestion Adoption, and Period Close Check (open requisitions).

  • Inventory Management → Transfer Orders

    • Feeds Transfer Fulfilment & Exceptions, Return Transfer Impact, and Period Close Check (open transfers).

  • Inventory Management → Purchase Requisitions

    • Feeds Purchase Requisition SLA and PR to PO Conversion.

  • Inventory Management → Purchase Orders

    • Feeds PR to PO Conversion, PO Accruals, and Period Close Check (open purchase orders).

  • Inventory Management → Adjust Stock / Return Transfers

    • Drive Return Transfer Impact metrics.

  • Procurement‑related actions across the app

    • All create entries in Procurement Audit, so you can later see who changed what.

Together, these connections make the Procurement & Inventory Reports area your central place for monitoring how well procurement and stock movements are working, from request to receipt and period close.

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