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Forbidden creatting purchase order with a certain supplier

  • March 4, 2026
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Hi!

 

We user IFS8. Is it possible to forbidden creating purchase order with a certain supplier? We have terminated our cooperation with a certain supplier. But buyer can create PO with this supplier still. Then made some error order. We want to avoid it happen again.

Best answer by PRODQ

You can ‘expire’ a supplier which prevents POs being raised.  I’m not sure of the screen layout in 8 but it will be around the General/Procurement/Purchase tabs.  You can keep the Supplier ‘open’ so you can continue to process outstanding Invoices and then there is a similar ‘Expire’ setting around the Supplier/Invoice/Payment tabs.  

 

Linda

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PRODQ
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  • Superhero (Customer)
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  • March 4, 2026

You can ‘expire’ a supplier which prevents POs being raised.  I’m not sure of the screen layout in 8 but it will be around the General/Procurement/Purchase tabs.  You can keep the Supplier ‘open’ so you can continue to process outstanding Invoices and then there is a similar ‘Expire’ setting around the Supplier/Invoice/Payment tabs.  

 

Linda


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  • Hero (Customer)
  • March 4, 2026

As PRODQ mentioned, it’s on the Supplier form, Purchase tab.  Set expiry date.  You can also remove the “Delivery” and “Document” address type from the address tab. 

 


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  • Sidekick
  • March 5, 2026

PRODQ and Rcoubrou,

Thanks for your reply! 

Supplier/Invoice/Payment inactive date can not prevent raise PO. But clear Delivery Addres from default address can prevent raise PO. 


PRODQ
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  • Superhero (Customer)
  • March 5, 2026

Yes, Inactive on the Invoice only prevents invoices being raised; you need to deactivate Purchase.