Define Global Blanket Purchase Agreements

 Using global agreements (a special type of blanket purchase agreement), buyers can negotiate enterprise-wide pricing, business by business, then execute and manage those agreements in one central shared environment. Enterprise organizations can then access the agreement to create purchase orders that leverage pre-negotiated prices and terms. You can encumber funds for a global agreement.

Create And Update Agreements 

The Agreements page of the Buyer's Work Center supports two basic Oracle Purchasing document types: the global blanket purchase agreement and the global contract purchase agreement. See: Purchase Order Types, Entering Purchase Agreement Information 

1. From the Agreements page of the Buyer's Work Center navigate to the Create Blanket Purchase Agreements page or the Create Contract Purchase Agreements page by selecting a style from the Create list and then clicking Go. If you need to modify an existing agreement click its Agreement number and it is displayed on the Blanket Purchase Agreements page or the Contract Purchase Agreements page. Click Update to make your changes. You can change the emphasis of page by clicking Headers, Lines, or Controls.

2. Select the Agreement Header tab to enter general information about the entire agreement: 

• Enter agreement header information: Operating Unit, Supplier, Supplier Site, Supplier Contact, Communication Method, Buyer, Amount Agreed, Currency, Effective From and To dates, and Description. 
• Enter agreement terms information: Bill-To Location, Payment Terms, Pay On Receipt, Required Acknowledgment, Acknowledge By, Amount Limit, Default Ship-To, Ship Via, Freight Terms, FOB, and Transportation Arranger. 
• Enter agreement attachments are entered by clicking Add Attachments. 
• Optionally enter a Note to Supplier or a Note to Receiver. 

3. Select the Agreements Lines tab to enter details about the items on this

agreement: 

Note: There are no lines on a contract purchase agreement. 

• To add lines from the catalog, select From Catalog in the Add Lines list and click Go. To add lines from your favorites list, select From Favorites in the Add Lines list and click Go. 
• Enter line details: Type, Item/Job, Description, Category, Unit of Measure (Unit), Price, and Expiration date. To expand the line to full page view click the Actions Update icon. 
• In the Action column for each line you can click icons to Update, Split, or Delete. For details on what you can do to your agreement.

4. Select the Agreements Control tab to enter control details for this agreement: 

• Define operating unit access by selecting a Purchasing OU and Purchasing Site for a Requesting OU.  
• Enable Automatic Processes for your blanket purchase agreement by selecting: Enable Automatic Sourcing 
• Update Sourcing Rules and Assignments See: Enter Additional Options, 
• Enable Retroactive Pricing for your blanket purchase agreement by selecting: 
• Apply Price Updates to Existing POs 
• Communicate Price Updates 
• Enter Notification Controls for this agreement by entering Condition, Warning Delay, Percent, Amount, Effective From date, and Effective To date.

Using Agreement Actions 

• You can take the standard actions of Cancel, Save, Approval Options, and Submit by clicking one at the top or bottom of the page. . Note: The Cancel button is used to return to the Summary page. 

• From the Actions list at the top you can select (depending on the status of your agreement and the page you are viewing): 

• Delete • Enable Catalog Administrator Authoring 

• Enable Supplier Authoring 

• Place on Hold 

• Duplicate with Attachments 

• Duplicate without Attachments 

• If the PDF option is enabled, you can select View PDF to see the formatted purchase order as it will be communicated to the supplier. 

• If Oracle Procurement Contracts is implemented you can select Add Contract Terms. Click Go after your selection. For details regarding these actions see: Purchase Order Tools Menu Options, and Purchase Order Inquire Menu Options, .