Purchase Requisition (Internal) Applet

Purpose and Overview

A purchase requisition is your company’s formal way of saying “we need to buy this.” Before any money is spent or a supplier is contacted, someone fills in a purchase requisition to record exactly what is needed, how much of it, and from where. A manager or approver then reviews and signs off on it. Only after that approval does purchasing move forward — typically by raising a purchase order in the Purchase Order (Internal) Applet.

Think of it like a pre-approved shopping list: you specify what you need, your manager checks it makes sense and fits the budget, and then it gets handed off to procurement to place the actual order. The purchase requisition is the internal request; the purchase order is the formal commitment sent to the supplier.

The Purchase Requisition (Internal) Applet is where your team creates, tracks, approves, and manages those requisitions — from the first draft all the way through to approval and any follow-up your company requires.

Video Overview

This video is a walkthrough of the workflows in the Internal Purchase Requisition Applet.

Who Uses This Applet?

Purchasers, procurement staff, and requesters create and submit purchase requisitions. They fill in details, add line items, attach supporting documents, and track whether their requests have been approved.

Approvers and managers review requisitions in Approval Request, decide whether to approve or reject them, and can look back at past decisions in Approval History.

Controllers and operations staff use the Line Items view to see what items are being requested across the company without opening each requisition individually, and the Line Items Queue to approve individual lines in bulk when your company uses that step.

Administrators configure which fields appear, who can do what, how approvals route, and how documents print — all from Settings.

What Problems Does This Solve?

Without a structured process, purchase requests often happen over email or through informal conversations. That leads to missing details, no clear audit trail, and no way to see what is still waiting for action.

This applet brings everything into one place:

• One structured form for the document header (top-level details like date and reference), account information (who is buying and where it gets delivered), supplier, and the list of items being requested
• Clear document stages — draft, final, void, or discard — so everyone knows where a requisition stands at any time
• A formal approval path through Approval Request and Approval History, instead of sign-off by email
• Line-level visibility through Line Items and Line Items Queue for operations teams who need to review or approve individual items
• Attachments and linked documents so quotes, photos, or related files stay with the requisition — making it easy to check the full picture later
• Knock-off from Jobsheet so you can pull relevant details from an existing Jobsheet directly into the requisition without retyping

Before You Start

Having the right information ready before you begin will make the process faster and avoid interruptions.

For requesters:

• The name or description of what you need to buy
• Quantity and unit of measure (e.g. 10 units, 5 boxes)
• Estimated price or budget amount (if your company requires it)
• Preferred supplier name, if known
• Your department or cost centre code (your department’s internal billing or budget reference — ask your finance team if you are unsure)
• Delivery address or branch (if different from your default)

For administrators setting up the applet for the first time:

• Which fields should be mandatory on a requisition form
• Who approves requisitions — one person, or a chain of approvers?
• Should approvals route by branch, department, or amount?
• Do you need line-level queue approval (Line Items Queue), or standard document-level approval only?
• What print format should be used for printed requisitions?

Feature Navigation

Key Concepts

How a Requisition Moves Through Your Company

A purchase requisition follows a lifecycle from creation to completion. The exact steps depend on your company’s settings, but the general flow looks like this:

Requester creates the requisition
         ↓
      [DRAFT]
         ↓
Requester fills in details and submits for approval
         ↓
Approver reviews in Approval Request
         ↓
    ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
    │                                        │
 APPROVED                               REJECTED
    ↓                                        ↓
Requisition marked FINAL            Requester is notified,
(locked for changes)                corrects, and resubmits
    ↓
Purchasing raises a purchase order
(separate step — see Purchase Order (Internal) Applet)

At any point before Final:
VOID or DISCARD → Requisition cancelled (see Glossary for the difference)

Status and Posting Status

You will see two status fields on a requisition. They mean different things:

Once a requisition reaches Final, you generally cannot edit it. If a correction is needed, your process may require voiding it and raising a new one — check with your administrator before doing this, as it may affect other related documents.

Create vs Edit

When you first create a requisition, you see a focused set of tabs: main details, account, and lines. Once saved, you can open the document again to edit it — and the edit view adds extra sections like Attachments, Doc Link, Trace Document, and Generic Doc Approval. These sections only appear after the document has been saved for the first time.

Tabs and Panels

Depending on how your company has configured the applet, the edit screen may show sections as horizontal tabs across the top, or as expandable panels down the page. Both contain the same information — only the layout differs. If you are unsure which layout you have, try scrolling down the page to see if there are collapsed panels below the visible content.

Quick Start Guide

For Requesters: Create Your First Purchase Requisition

Goal: Save a new purchase requisition ready for approval.

1. Open Purchase Requisition (Internal) from the left menu. You will see the list of existing requisitions.
2. Click Create (the + icon, usually at the top left).
3. On the Main Details tab, fill in:
   • Transaction Date — the date you are raising the request
   • Reference or document number (if your company auto-generates this, it may already be filled in)
   • Any other required header fields shown on your screen, such as company or branch
4. Open the Account tab and complete:
   • Entity Details — the company or branch making the request
   • Bill To — where the invoice should be addressed
   • Ship To — where the goods or services should be delivered
5. Open the Line Items tab. Click Add (or the + icon within the tab) for each item you need:
   • Select or type the Item name or code
   • Enter the Quantity
   • Enter the Unit Price if required
   • Add any notes or references for that line
6. If your company uses them and the tabs are visible, complete Delivery Details, Payment, or Department Header.
7. If KO For appears and you have a Jobsheet to reference, open that tab, find your Jobsheet in the list, and select it — the relevant details will be brought into your requisition automatically.
8. Click Create to save the requisition.

What happens next? Your requisition is saved as a draft. Depending on your company’s workflow, you may need to click Final from the list, or the document will automatically enter the approval queue. Follow your internal purchasing process.

For Approvers: Review and Action a Requisition

Goal: Approve or reject a purchase requisition in the approval queue.

1. Open Approval Request from the left menu. You will see a list of requisitions waiting for your decision.
2. Click on a record to open it. Review the top section (dates, reference number, who raised it, and which branch or department it is for), the line items, the total amounts, and any attachments or remarks the requester added.
3. When you are ready to decide:
   • Click Approve if the requisition is correct, complete, and within your company’s spending guidelines.
   • Click Reject if changes are needed. Add a remark explaining what needs to be corrected — the requester will see this when the document is returned to them.
4. The record will move out of your queue automatically. Use Approval History to confirm your decisions and see a full record of past actions.

For Operations: Line Views and Printing

Goal: Review items being requested across requisitions, work through a line queue if your company uses one, and print documents when needed.

1. Open Line Items from the left menu to see a single list of all lines from many requisitions. Use the filters and search to narrow by item, date, branch, or other criteria.
2. If your company uses Line Items Queue, open it to see lines waiting for queue-level approval. Use the Approve action when your process calls for it.
3. To print, open the purchase requisition list, select the document or documents you need, and use Single print or Multiple print when those actions appear.

For Administrators: First-Time Setup Checklist

Complete these steps in order when setting up the applet for the first time.

• Step 1: Open Settings → Feature Visibility and turn on the menus and actions each role needs. Disable anything that is not relevant to your company’s purchasing process.
• Step 2: Open Settings → Application Settings and configure which fields are visible and required on the requisition form.
• Step 3: Set Default Selection so the correct company, branch, and location pre-fill for users when they create a new requisition.
• Step 4: Configure Branch Designation (the setting that links users and approval routing to specific branches) if different branches have different approval rules or defaults.
• Step 5: Set up Printable Format Settings so printed requisitions match your company’s layout.
• Step 6: Configure Workflow Settings and Approval Settings — define who approves, in what order, and what conditions (such as document amount or department) determine which approval level applies.
• Step 7: Set Permissions so each role (requester, approver, controller) can only see and do what they should.
• Step 8: Create a test requisition, submit it, approve it, and confirm the full flow works before going live.

Estimated time for basic setup: 1–2 hours.

Purchase Requisition Listing and Document

The List View

When you open Purchase Requisition (Internal) from the left menu, you see a list of all requisitions your role has access to. From here you can:

• Click Create (+) to start a new requisition (if you have create access)
• Select a requisition and use Final or Void when those actions are available for that document’s current state
• Select one or more requisitions and use Single print or Multiple print when printing is enabled
• Search, filter, and adjust which columns appear in the list

The columns typically include document number, company, branch, posting status, status, print status, transaction date, quantities, amounts, and reference fields. The exact columns depend on your settings.

Create Screen

When creating a new requisition, you will see these tabs:

Edit Screen

After a requisition is saved, opening it to edit reveals additional sections:

Discard may also appear on the screen for documents that have not yet been submitted. It removes the draft entirely. Unlike Void, it does not leave a formal cancellation record — check with your administrator before using it.

KO For (Knock-Off)

Knock-off (also written as KO) means pulling information from an existing document into your requisition so you do not have to type it all in again. Instead of re-entering supplier details or line items by hand, you select the source document and the relevant data is brought across automatically.

In this applet, the KO For tab supports knock-off from Jobsheet. If you have a Jobsheet that describes the work or materials needed, you can select it here and the relevant details will fill into your requisition.

Line Items

The Line Items option in the left menu gives you a single list of all individual lines from many purchase requisitions at once. This is useful for operations or procurement teams who want to see what items are being requested across the company without opening each requisition individually. You can filter and search by item, date, branch, or other criteria depending on your settings.

Line Items Queue

The Line Items Queue is an approval step that works at the individual line level, rather than on the whole document. When this feature is enabled, individual lines from purchase requisitions are placed into a queue, and a user with the correct access rights can approve them in bulk using the Approve action.

This is typically used by companies that need a separate sign-off on specific line items before the overall requisition can move forward — for example, IT equipment lines that require sign-off from the IT department before the full requisition is approved by a manager.

Approval Request

Approval Request is where you go when a purchase requisition is waiting for your decision. The list shows all requisitions currently assigned to you for review.

From here you can:

• Search and filter to find specific requisitions
• Open a record to review the full details, including lines, amounts, and any attachments
• Click Approve to move the requisition to the next approver in the chain, or to Final if no further approval is needed
• Click Reject to send it back to the requester along with your remarks

Approved requisitions move out of your queue automatically. Rejected requisitions return to the requester so they can make corrections and resubmit.

Approval History

Approval History keeps a permanent record of every approval decision made in this applet. It shows who acted on each requisition, what decision was made, when it happened, and any remarks that were recorded at the time.

Use this view when you need to check what was approved or rejected in the past, trace a decision for a financial review, or confirm that a specific requisition went through the correct approval steps.

Configuration & Settings

Open Settings from the left menu. The areas available depend on your company’s configuration and your own access level.

Personalization

Personalization lets you set your own defaults — for example, so that your branch is pre-selected every time you create a new requisition — without changing the shared settings for everyone else.

Related Applets

Purchase requisitions are part of a broader purchasing workflow in BigLedger. Depending on how your company works, a requisition is often the first step before other documents are raised.

Glossary

FAQ

Why can’t I see the Create button? Your account may not have permission to create purchase requisitions, or the button may have been hidden for your role by an administrator. Contact your administrator and ask them to check your Permissions and Feature Visibility settings.

Why are Final, Void, or Print missing from the list? These actions apply to rows you select on the Purchase Requisition list. Final and Void usually appear when the requisition is still in Draft (posting) and your role is allowed to use them. Print also needs a print format to be set up and enabled for your role. If you expect Print on a Final document, ask your administrator—visibility can depend on settings.

Why don’t I see the Delivery Details, Payment, Department Header, or KO For tabs? Those tabs are optional and can be hidden by your administrator through Application Settings or Feature Visibility. If you need one of those tabs and cannot see it, ask your administrator to enable it.

What is the difference between Void and Discard? Both cancel a requisition, but they work differently. Void creates a formal cancellation record that is visible in reports and leaves a clear audit trail — use this for requisitions that were properly created and need to be cancelled. Discard is for drafts that were never properly completed and removes the document without leaving a cancellation record. If you are unsure which to use, ask your finance team or administrator before taking action.

Why can’t I Void my requisition (the action is missing or blocked)? Often the requisition was already converted to a purchase order or is linked to downstream documents your rules will not break. Open Trace Document / Posting or Doc Link to see related POs. Follow your company process to adjust or cancel the downstream document first, or ask your administrator.

I saved my requisition—why hasn’t it gone to my approver? Saving with Create stores the document; your company may still require Final on the list and/or Submit for approval / Generic Doc Approval on the document before a task appears in Approval Request. Open the requisition, check Generic Doc Approval, and confirm Posting Status matches what your process expects.

My purchase requisition is not showing up in Approval Request — why? The most common reasons are: the document is still in Draft and has not been submitted for approval yet; the approval routing is sending it to a different approver or branch; or the approval step was not triggered correctly. If your company uses Line Items Queue, lines may need to be approved there first before the header appears in Approval Request. Open the document, check Generic Doc Approval, and contact your administrator if nothing is showing there.

I submitted a requisition for approval but the approver says they cannot see it. What should I check? Ask your administrator to check the Approval Settings and confirm that the routing is pointing to the correct approver. Also confirm the document has left Draft status — if it is still Draft, the approval task may not have been created yet. Check Line Items Queue if line approval runs before the approver’s queue.

What do I do if my purchase requisition is rejected? When a requisition is rejected, the approver should have left a remark explaining what needs to change. Open the document, read the rejection reason, make the corrections, and resubmit it for approval. If no reason was given, contact the approver directly to ask what needs to be fixed.

Can I attach a supplier quote or supporting document to my requisition? Yes — once the requisition is saved, open it for editing and go to the Attachments section. From there you can upload files such as quotes, images, or emails. The Attachments section only appears in the edit view, not during initial creation.

How do I find an old purchase requisition? Open Purchase Requisition (Internal) from the left menu to see the list. Use the search bar and filters to narrow down by document number, date, status, or other fields. If you cannot see a document you expect to find, it may be outside your access rights — ask your administrator.

Can I copy a previous purchase requisition instead of starting from scratch? This depends on whether your company’s configuration includes a duplicate or copy function. If you do not see that option, raise a new requisition manually. Your administrator can confirm whether copying is supported in your setup.

Line Items Queue is empty or the menu is missing — why? If the menu is missing, the feature may be disabled in Settings or your role may not include access to it. If the menu is visible but the queue is empty, there may simply be no lines waiting at this time, or your current filters may be hiding them. Try clearing your filters or contact your administrator.

Can I edit a purchase requisition after it has been set to Final? Once a document reaches Final, header and line editing are usually locked. You may still add Attachments or reprint where your product allows. If a correction is needed, your process may require Void and a new requisition. Check with your administrator or finance team before voiding, especially if a purchase order was already raised from this requisition.

Where do purchase requisitions go after they are approved? Purchasing usually continues in the Purchase Order (Internal) Applet — for example by creating a new PO and searching by purchase requisition so Final requisitions appear. That step is not always automatic; it depends on your workflow and configuration. If nothing happens after approval, confirm your internal SOP and settings with your administrator.

I’m raising a PO—why doesn’t my requisition appear when I search for it? Typical causes: the requisition is not Final yet, filters (company, branch, supplier) do not match, or the requisition was already fully used on another PO. Open the requisition and check Trace Document / Posting and Doc Link for existing links.

The screen shows red fields or I cannot save—what am I missing? Red or highlighted fields are usually required. Check every tab (Main Details, Account, Line Items, and optional tabs your company uses) and ensure each line has item, quantity, and any mandatory pricing or dimensions.

I cannot find “create new supplier” or I picked the wrong supplier on Account. Use the Select vs Create (or edit) mode on the Account tab: in Select mode you pick an existing supplier; in Create / edit supplier mode your administrator may allow a + to add a new supplier. If the toggle is missing, your role may be restricted—ask your administrator.

My Jobsheet does not appear under KO For—why? The Jobsheet may not be in the right status, may be outside your branch filter, or KO For / document types may be disabled in Settings. Confirm with your administrator which sources are enabled for knock-off.

First approver approved—where did the requisition go? It may be waiting on the next approver in the chain. Open Generic Doc Approval on the document and use Approval History to see who has acted and who is next.

Print is missing, blank, or looks wrong. Confirm a print format exists in Printable Format Settings, that Feature Visibility allows print for your role, and that you are using Single print / Multiple print from the list when supported.

Why does my document number or reference still look “temporary”? Many companies only assign the official document number (or fill certain reference fields) when the requisition reaches Final or when numbering rules run at that step. If it stays blank unexpectedly, ask your administrator about numbering setup.

I rejected a requisition by mistake—can I undo it? There is not always an “undo” button. Your administrator or finance team may need to reverse the decision or restart approval according to your policy. Do not assume the requester can resubmit without guidance.