The purchase management journal in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central gives you an overview of all your pending purchase requests in one place. You see every request you have sent to your vendors, track which ones have been accepted, and follow up on the outstanding ones that still need handling.
You can see the request sent date for each line, which tells you when you first sent the request to the vendor. This helps you keep track of how long a request has been pending and prioritise your follow-up.
Get an overview of all purchase requests in the purchase management journal
The purchase management journal collects all your purchase requests in a single view. As a purchaser, you see all the requests you have for your vendors, so you do not have to look in several places to keep track of what is going on.
When you scroll to the right in the journal, you can see whether the vendor has accepted a request. Once a vendor has accepted, you can handle the request and move it forward.
Track outstanding requests and follow up with vendors
After you handle the accepted requests, what remains in the purchase management journal is the outstanding requests. These are the ones still open with your vendors and waiting for a response or further action. That makes it easy to see at a glance what you still need to follow up on.
See when a request was first sent to the vendor
Each request line shows a request sent date. This tells you the day you first sent the request to the vendor. With this information, you can see how long a request has been waiting and decide when it is time to chase the vendor for a response.
Q&A
What does the purchase management journal show?
It shows all your purchase requests as a purchaser, including which vendors have accepted your requests and which requests are still outstanding.
How do I see if a vendor has accepted my request?
Scroll to the right in the purchase management journal. There you can see whether the vendor has accepted the request, after which you can handle it.
What happens to requests after I handle them?
Once you handle the accepted requests, only the outstanding requests remain in the journal, giving you a clear list of what still needs follow-up.
What is the request sent date?
The request sent date shows the day you first sent the request to the vendor, so you can track how long it has been pending.