Change the status of started purchase orders to open

Article • 4/27/2026 • 1 min read

Before you send the purchase order to a vendor, change the status of a purchase order from Started to Open.

To change the status of started purchase orders to open

  1. Open the Purchasing Queue Summary (PQSUMM) page.

    • Select Production Management > Production Transactions > Purchasing > Purchasing Queue Summary.

      Or

    • Search for PQSUMM in the Navigation box and then select Purchasing Queue Summary.

      The Purchasing Queue Summary (PQSUMM) page appears.

      Parts on started Purchase Orders that you must open appear in blue.

  2. On the Toolbar, click Open Started Purchase Orders.

    The Open Started/Awaiting Approval Purchase Orders window appears.

  3. In the Sel column, select the check box for the Purchase Order that you want to open.

    Click Select All to open all the listed Purchase Orders.

  4. Click Open PO.

    A message, ‘Selected Purchase Orders were opened’ is displayed.

  5. Click OK.

  6. Click Close to close the Open Started/Awaiting Approval Purchase Orders window.