Hello Community,
We are using Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Purchasing (Oracle Applications : 12.2.11), and facing an issue with PO Change Orders.
Scenario:
- POs are initially created with Central Warehouse as the delivery location.
- Later, due to space constraints or production requirements, we need to change the delivery location to a specific unit warehouse.
- Whenever this change is made, Oracle treats it as a significant modification, and the entire PO goes back for full re-approval.
- This is causing operational delays, even though there is no impact on price, quantity, or supplier.
What we want:
We are exploring if it is possible to configure tolerances (or adjust workflow rules) so that:
- Delivery Location change does not trigger re-approval
- Approvals remain mandatory for financial-impact changes only (e.g., price, quantity, supplier).
Questions to the community:
- Is there a way in EBS (via Change Order tolerances, AME, or Workflow Builder) to exempt delivery location changes from re-approval?
- Has anyone implemented a workaround, such as using a staging subinventory/warehouse, to avoid editing the PO location altogether?
- Are there known limitations — for example, if delivery locations are linked with overhead/transportation costs in Cost Management, does that always force re-approval?
Any insights, experiences, or references to Oracle docs/MOS notes would be very helpful.
Thanks in advance
Fariha Abbasi