In the "Purchase Requisition Lines" screen, the field "Supplier" displays a concatenated value of:
Supplier ID – Supplier Name
However, when exporting data from this screen to Excel, the generated file contains a column named Supplier, but it only includes the Supplier ID. The Supplier Name is completely missing from the export.
This behavior is currently reproducible:
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In all IFS Cloud versions
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In Aurena
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Identified previously as a framework limitation
Business Impact
A customer has raised the same issue and is not satisfied with the proposed workaround. The workaround suggested creating a custom field, but the customer has explicitly declined this option.
Their feedback is as follows:
They are intentionally avoiding creating new custom fields due to the highly inefficient and error-prone rebasing process.
In IFS 10, they maintained a large number of custom fields, but in IFS Cloud they are implementing these as programmed fields instead.
They consider this to be standard functionality, which works correctly in other screens. (Example - Purchase order lines) Therefore, this should be treated as a defect rather than a future enhancement request.
Key Concern
Since the UI displays the concatenated value (Supplier ID + Supplier Name), the export should reflect the same value to ensure consistency and usability. Other standard screens export concatenated display values correctly.
Request
We kindly request that this issue be reviewed and reclassified as a defect rather than a framework limitation or enhancement request, as:
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It creates inconsistency between UI display and exported data.
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It impacts reporting and operational workflows.
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The customer is reluctant to implement customizations for standard functionality.
Appreciate R&D’s review and feedback on this matter.
