Purchase order exceptions arise when a supplier cannot fulfill the agreed terms of a purchase order. Common causes include changes to delivery quantity or date, or a complete inability to fulfill the order. Operational buyers use the Purchase Order Management application to manage and resolve these exceptions.

sn_poem_exception table

The Purchase order exception [sn_poem_exception] table contains the following fields.

Table 1. Purchase Order Exception table

Field	Data type	Description
Exception sub-type	String	Type of purchase order exception. Options are: Revised single delivery, Phased delivery, and Rejection.
Delivery date gap	Integer	Difference between delivery date in the purchase order and the proposed delivery date in the exception.
Delivery quantity gap	String	Difference between quantity in the purchase order and the purchase order exception.
Rejection reason	Integer	Reason why a supplier can't fulfill an order.
Days till deadline	Integer	Number of days remaining before the requested delivery date.
Proposed delivery date	Date	Revised delivery date proposed by the supplier.
Related PO line	Reference	Purchase order line number on which the exception is created.
Proposed delivery quantity	Decimal	Revised delivery quantity proposed by the supplier.
Exception type	String	The broad category of the purchase order exception. The exception type supported is delivery plan change.
Supplier	Reference	Supplier who fulfills this order
Requested by	Reference	The user that submitted the exception.
Primary contact	Reference	The main point of contact for resolving this exception on the buyer side.