We have an Oracle Procure to Pay (P2P) solution in place, and currently taking Oracle Account Payable (AP) extractions into Ariba Spend Vis. I have questions about now upgrading our use of ASV to incorporate purchase order data from our P2P system.
I know what the Ariba PO table looks like, but not being close to the P2P (Oracle) project we have just recently implemented (less than one month old) - I am struggling with the overall concept. Looking for advice or help on what others have done.
OK so here is my first assumption (we know what happens when you assume) - the P2P life cycle: requisition created, purchase order created, purchase order goes out the door, invoicing occurs (potentially partial invoicing if order is not fully implemented); payment is made aka AP transaction created.
I get this at a high level. Now when we talk about mixing PO data into ASV - what is the common practice in regards to the lifecycle I mentioned? Is the PO information only brought in once the process is complete? (Meaning payment is made, payment creates an AP transaction - and any tied PO transactions are pulled) OR do other customers pull the world of PO data in (completed/paid plus the in progress/mid-lifecycle) and only connect the paid ones to AP?
I think it has to be the first - PO data only for those completed/paid. But as you can probably tell by the lack of expertise in my question I can't discern if this is an "of course dummy" or "could do either" type of question.