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Click to create a Procurement.
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<b>Procurement Orders</b> represent the need for a certain quantity of products, at a given time, in a given location.
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<b>Sales Orders</b> are one typical source of Procurement Orders (but these are distinct documents).
<br/>Depending on the procurement parameters and the product configuration, the procurement engine will attempt to satisfy the need by reserving products from stock, ordering products from a supplier, or passing a manufacturing order, etc...
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A <b>Procurement Exception</b> occurs when the system cannot find a way to fulfill a procurement. Some exceptions will resolve themselves automatically, but others require manual intervention (those are identified by a specific error message in the chatter).
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