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About the Oracle EBS Purchasing Data Application

The Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Purchasing module streamlines purchase order processing while strengthening policy compliance. It automates routine purchasing tasks to make buyers more productive, improves supply base management, and adapts to virtually any procurement process. The Incorta Direct Data Platform™ data application for the Purchasing module provides prebuilt schemas, dashboards, and insights to provide you increased visibility into the complete Procurement and Spend process, including supplier performance analysis and payables analysis. Organizations can significantly reduce costs, enhance profitability, increase customer satisfaction, and gain competitive advantage through complete end-to-end insight into the factors that impact Procurement and Spend performance.

Here are some of the questions answered by the Oracle EBS Purchasing data application:

  • What is the root cause of unfavorable purchase price variance (PPV)?
  • Is my inventory carrying cost consuming gains from favorable PPV?
  • Which suppliers have quality and delivery issues?
  • Are there outstanding payments for suppliers with quality and delivery issues?
  • What is the off-contract spend for this quarter?
  • What are the top 10 products by indirect spend amount?

You can further customize and add on to the insights in the Incorta Purchasing data application to support your specific business needs.

Note

The Oracle EBS Purchasing data application is available in the On-Premises and Cloud Versions of Incorta.

Purchasing Data Application Components

Here are the Incorta prebuilt Purchasing data application physical schemas, business schemas, dashboard folders, dashboards, and insights:

Physical Schemas

  • EBS_PO
  • EBS common schemas:
    • EBS_ITEM_COMMON
    • EBS_CAL_COMMON
    • EBS_FND_COMMON
    • EBS_HR_COMMON
    • EBS_FIN_COMMON
    • EBS_PARTY_COMMON

Business Schemas

  • PurchaseOrder: Provides an operational view of the purchase orders to help manage the overall procurement process and make sure purchase orders are processed in a timely manner
  • ReceivingTransactions: Analyzes receiving transactions by entities, such as supplier and location, for a given period
  • SpendOverview: Provides an accounting view of the purchase orders, where you can get visibility into all aspects of spend by supplier, buyer, item, business unit and accounting segments to help decrease procurement costs, improve efficiency, and monitor compliance

Dashboard Folder

  • Purchasing
    • Buyer Dashboards

Dashboards and Insights

Purchasing Dashboards

Procure2Pay Overview Dashboard

The Procure2Pay Overview Dashboard provides insight into requisitions, purchase orders (POs), and suppliers. This dashboard consists of the following tabs: Overview, and Invoice & Payments.

Overview Tab

InsightDescription
Requisition CountThis KPI insight shows the count of total purchase requisitions
Open POsThis KPI insight shows the count of open purchase orders
Receipt CountThis KPI insight shows the count of total transaction receipts
Top Requisition ItemsThis pie insight shows the top ten requisition product item by quantity as a percent of total requisition quantity for these items
Supplier SummaryThis column insight shows the ordered amount, invoice amount, and payment amount as a column for each supplier
Requisition DetailsThis listing table insight shows the requisition details, including: operating unit (OU), PO number, supplier name, requisition header ID, requisition number, requisition line number, requisition approval status, purchase requestor, item, product description, request creation date, PO header ID, requisition quantity, and requisition amount
Purchase Order DetailsThis aggregated table insight shows the purchase order details, including: PO number, supplier name, line number, approved date, buyer, supplier site, item description, PO open flag, quantity, and amount ordered. Select a PO number to open the Go To Menu. From this menu, you are able to select the AP Drill dashboard. The AP Drill dashboard opens and inherits the runtime filters from the Purchase Order Details insight.
PO ReceiptsThis listing table insight shows the PO receipt details, including: PO number, supplier name, line number, transaction type, transaction date, transaction amount, amount billed, invoice status, receipt number, shipment number, line number, shipped date, item description, amount shipped, and amount received
Example: Overview Tab

Invoice & Payments Tab

InsightDescription
Invoice CountThis KPI insight shows a count of invoices
Invoice Amount (USD)This KPI insight shows the total invoice amount in US dollars
Amount Remaining (USD)This KPI insight shows the invoice due amount remaining in US dollars
Top 10 Suppliers by Outstanding PaymentThis sunburst insight shows the top ten suppliers by outstanding payment amount in the outer ring, with the total supplier outstanding payment amount in the innermost element
Payment Due AgingThis column insight shows the remaining payment due amount by aging bucket
AP Invoice DetailsThis listing table insight shows the accounts payable (AP) invoice details, including: PO number, invoice number, line number, supplier name, invoice description, invoice date, invoice currency code, amount, and amount USD
Invoice Payment DetailsThis listing table insight shows the invoice payment details, including: PO number, invoice number, supplier name, invoice date, payment period, payment number, invoice currency, payment amount, discount offered, discount taken, discount lost, global (USD) rate, amount remaining, and amount remaining (global)
Example: Invoice & Payments Tab

Buyer Control Panel Dashboard

InsightDescription
Approved AmountThis KPI insight shows the PO approved amount
# of BuyersThis KPI insight shows the number of buyers associated with the POs
Open POsThis KPI insight shows the number of open POs
# of SuppliersThis KPI insight shows the number of suppliers associated with the POs
# 7 DaysThis KPI insight shows the number of POs for which payment is at least seven days late
# POsThis KPI insight shows the total number of POs
# LinesThis KPI insight shows the total number of PO lines
Late PO BucketsThis stacked column insight shows the number of POs that are at least seven days late, and the number of POs that are not late
Late POs Supplier SummaryThis packed bubble insight shows the number of late POs by supplier
MRB $This KPI insight shows the Material Review Board (MRB) inventory dollar amount
# ItemsThis KPI insight shows the MRB number of inventory items
MRB$This pie insight shows the MRB inventory dollar amount by buyer as a percent of total MRB amount
MRB Item Detail sorted by most recent dateThis aggregated table insight shows the MRB item details sorted by most recent date, including: date, item organization, item description, MRB, MRB stage, and total
Invoices on HoldThis KPI insight shows the number of AP invoices on hold
Open HoldsThis KPI insight shows the number of AP open invoices on hold
AP Holds AgingThis stacked column insight shows the number of AP holds by aging bucket and hold lookup code
AP Holds by SupplierThis line insight shows the number of AP holds by supplier
POs not approved @ Line LevelThis aggregated table insight shows POs that are not approved with details at the line level, including: PO, header status, shipment status, buyer, organization,item, item description, supplier name, drop ship flag, days PO late, creation date, release date, promised date, match type, PO type, closed code, quantity ordered, quantity received, quantity billed, and dollar amount ordered
POs not approved @ HeaderThis aggregated table insight shows POs that are not approved with details at the header level, including: PO, header status, shipment status, buyer, organization,item, item description, supplier name, drop ship flag, days PO late, creation date, release date, promised date, match type, PO type, closed code, quantity ordered, quantity received, quantity billed, and dollar amount ordered

Example: Buyer Control Panel Dashboard

Procure2Pay Cycle Dashboard

The Procure2Pay Cycle Dashboard provides insight into requisition, purchase order, supplier and accounts payable details. This dashboard consists of the following tabs: Reqs and PO, and AP.

Reqs and PO Tab

InsightDescription
Approved AmountThis KPI insight shows the total purchase order approved amount
# of BuyersThis KPI insight shows the number of buyers associated with the POs
Open POsThis KPI insight shows the number of open POs
# of SuppliersThis KPI insight shows the number of suppliers associated with the POs
ReceiptsThis KPI insight shows the number of transaction receipts without invoices
Req #This KPI insight shows the number of requisitions without an invoice
Fulfilled AmountThis KPI insight shows the fulfilled requisition amount
In Process AmountThis KPI insight shows the in process requisition amount
Incomplete AmountThis KPI insight shows the incomplete requisition amount
Top Supplier Outstanding PaymentsThis donut insight shows the top twenty suppliers by outstanding payment amount, as a percentage of total outstanding payment amount
Supplier SummaryThis stacked column insight shows the ordered amount, invoice amount, and payment amount for each supplier
PO Req DetailsThis listing table insight shows the PO requisition details, including: supplier name, PO number, requisition number, requisition type, requisition status, authorization status, buyer, amount ordered, amount delivered, amount billed, and amount
Requisitions Without POThis listing table insight shows the details for requisitions without a PO, including: item description, requisition number, requisition description, requisition type, line number, destination type code, requisition line quantity, requisition line amount, and distribution ID
PO Receipts Without InvoicesThis listing table shows the details for PO receipts without invoices, including: supplier name, PO number, PO line number, transaction type, transaction date, invoice status, receipt number, shipment number, line number, and item description
PO ReceiptsThis listing table insight shows PO receipt details, including: supplier name, PO number, line number, transaction type, transaction date, transaction amount, amount billed, invoice status, receipt number, shipment number, receiving transaction line number, shipped date, item description, amount shipped, and amount received
Purchase Order DetailsThis aggregated table insight shows purchase order details, including: supplier name, PO number, line number, approved date, buyer, supplier site, item description, PO open flag, quantity, and amount ordered
Example: Reqs and PO Tab

AP Tab

InsightDescription
Outstanding PaymentsThis KPI insight shows the total amount of outstanding supplier payments
Early Payment AmountThis KPI insight shows the amount that suppliers paid early
% OverdueThis KPI insight shows the percent of payments that are overdue
% DueThis KPI insight shows the percent of payments that are due in the future
Invoices on HoldThis KPI insight shows the number of invoice that are on hold
Open HoldsThis KPI insight shows the number of open holds
AP Holds by SupplierThis column insight shows the number of AP holds by supplier
AP Invoice DetailsThis listing table insight shows the AP invoice details, including: supplier name, invoice number, invoice line number, PO number, period name, supplier site, invoice amount, discount amount taken, and quantity invoiced
Invoice Payment DetailsThis listing table insight shows the invoice payment details, including: supplier name, invoice number, invoice date, payment period, payment number, invoice currency, payment amount, discount offered, discount taken, discount lost, global (USD) rate, amount remaining, and amount remaining (global)
Example: AP Tab

Buyer and Supplier Performance Dashboard

InsightDescription
Quantity Fill RateThis KPI insight shows the PO fill rate (quantity received / quantity ordered) percent
Quantity OrderedThis KPI insight shows the item quantity ordered
Quantity ReceivedThis KPI insight shows the item quantity received
Supplier Evaluation MetricsThis line insight shows the supplier fill rate by year
Supplier Evaluation (sorted by low fill rate)This aggregated table insight shows the supplier evaluation details sorted by low fill rate, including: supplier name, fill rate, quantity ordered, quantity received, and quantity remaining
Buyers with Open/Late POsThis aggregated table insight shows buyers and the associated number of open and late POs
Top Vendors by Avg PO AmountThis aggregated table insight shows the top vendors sorted by highest average PO amount, and also includes number of purchase orders and order amount
Purchase Order DetailsThis aggregated table insight shows the purchase order details, including: supplier name, buyer, purchase order number, line number, approved date, supplier site, item description, PO open flag, amount ordered, quantity ordered, and quantity received. Select a PO number to open the Go To Menu. From this menu, you are able to select the AP Drill dashboard. The AP Drill dashboard opens and inherits any dashboard runtime filters from the Purchase Order Details insight.

Example: Buyer and Supplier Performance Dashboard

Blanket POs Dashboard

InsightDescription
Blanket Total AmountThis KPI insight shows the total amount for Blanket POs
Released AmountThis KPI insight shows the released amount for Blanket POs
Top Suppliers by % Blanket ReleasedThis aggregated table insight shows the top suppliers sorted by highest percent of blanket POs released, and also includes the total blanket PO amount
Top Blanket POs by % Blanket ReleasedThis aggregated table insight shows the top blanket POs sorted by highest percent of blanket POs released, and also includes the total blanket PO amount
Purchase Order DetailsThis aggregated table insight shows the purchase order details, including: PO number, PO type, line number, release number, buyer, supplier name, supplier site code, PO open flag, quantity, and amount ordered

Example: Blanket POs Dashboard

Late POs Dashboard

InsightDescription
Late POsThis KPI insight shows the number of late POs
Open POs Past Due DateThis stacked bar insight shows the number of late POs by days late bucket
By SupplierThis packed bubble insight shows the number of late POs by supplier
By Buyer => Match TypeThis donut insight shows the number of late POs by buyer as a percent of total late POs. Select a buyer to view the number of late POs by match type a percent of total late POs for the buyer.
By Item CategoryThis aggregated table insight shows quantity ordered, quantity received, quantity billed, and dollar amount ordered by item category
Purchase Order DetailsThis aggregated table insight shows the purchase order details, including: PO number, release number, line number, PO type, match type, drop ship flag, status, days PO late, creation date, promised date, item, item description, buyer, supplier name, header closed code, closed code, commodity, quantity ordered, quantity received, quantity billed, and dollar amount ordered

Example: Late POs Dashboard

Spend Dashboard

InsightDescription
Total Spend (Millions)This KPI insight shows the total spend in millions
Avg. Spend per Supplier (Millions)This KPI insight shows the average spend per supplier in millions
Off Contract Spend %This KPI insight shows the off contract spend percent
Spend TrendThis line insight shows a trend of amount spent by quarter
Total Spend by CategoriesThis dual axis insight shows the cumulative spend percent as a line, and the total spend amount as a bar by item category
Which Items make up Top 80% of the Spend?This aggregated table insight shows the product items that make up the top eighty percent of the spend amount
Which Suppliers make up Top 80% of the Spend?This aggregated table insight shows the suppliers that make up the top eighty percent of the spend amount
Spend by category and sub categoryThis listing table insight shows the details of the spend by category and subcategory, including: PO organization, department, supplier name, requestor, PO creation date, item, PO currency, unit price, purchase order number, quantity ordered, quantity cancelled, quantity billed, quantity delivered, PO transactional amount, and PO amount USD

Example: Spend Dashboard

PO Management Dashboard

InsightDescription
# of BuyersThis KPI insight shows the number of buyers
Open POsThis KPI insight shows the number of open POs
# of SuppliersThis KPI insight shows the number of suppliers
Top 10 Suppliers by Open POsThis packed bubble insight shows the top ten suppliers by the highest number of open POs
Top 10 Buyers by Open POsThis treemap insight shows the top ten buyers by the highest number of open POs
Late POsThis column in sight shows the number of POs by days late bucket
Suppliers contributing to top 80% for all POsThis aggregated table insight shows the suppliers that make up the top eighty percent of the PO amount
Top 10 Items with Open POsThis aggregated table insight shows the top ten items with the highest open PO amount
Suppliers with Late POsThis aggregated table insight shows suppliers with late POs sorted by the highest number of late POs
Purchase Order DetailsThis aggregated table insight shows the purchase order details, including: PO number, line number, item description, release number, buyer, supplier name, supplier site code, PO open flag, quantity, and amount ordered

Example: PO Management Dashboard

PO Requisitions Dashboard

InsightDescription
Requisition by BUThis pie insight shows the requisition amount by business unit as a percent of total requisition amount
Requisition by SupplierThis treemap insight shows the requisition amount by supplier
PO and Requisition DetailsThis listing table insight shows the PO and requisition details, including: PO requisition number, requisition line number, requisition approval status, PO number, PO revision number, PO status, PO requestor, PO buyer, PO business unit, supplier name, supplier site name, item, product description, requisition creation date, requisition approved date, PO creation date, PO line type, PO authorization status, PO unit price, requisition quantity, requisition amount, PO amount, and PO quantity

Example: PO Requisitions Dashboard

Open PO with Open Commitments Dashboard

InsightDescription
PO DetailsThis listing table insight shows the PO details, including: company, PO organization, buyer, PO creation date, PO approved date, PO number, PO line number, promised date, supplier number, supplier name, supplier site name, item, PO status, PO line type, PO unit of measure (UOM), unit price, PO currency, requestor, PO line closed status, department, PO requisition number, segment 1, segment 2, segment 3, segment 4, segment 5, segment 6, quantity ordered, quantity billed, quantity cancelled, quantity delivered, PO transactional amount, and PO amount USD

Example: Open PO with Open Commitments Dashboard

Buyer Dashboards

ASCP Exceptions Dashboard

InsightDescription
Critical Exceptions (<3 DOH)This KPI insight shows the number of critical exceptions where the days on hand (DOH) is less than or equal to 3
# ExceptionsThis KPI insight shows the number of exceptions
Exceptions with PO in RCVThis KPI insight shows the number of exceptions where the PO is in receiving
Exceptions by Type / Order Type / SupplierThis stacked column insight shows the number of exceptions by exception type and supplier
Order TypeThis pie insight shows the number of exceptions by order type as a percentage of total exceptions
Exceptions by SupplierThis aggregated table shows the number of exceptions by supplier
Exception DetailsThis listing table insight shows exception details, including: item organization, exception type text, item, item description, order type, order number, compressed days, rescheduled days, days past, buyer name, supplier name, exception quantity, safety stock (SS) bucket day, firm type, old due date (need by), and from date

Example: ASCP Exceptions Dashboard

Item Org Deep Dive Dashboard

InsightDescription
Item DetailsThis listing table insight shows the item details, including: organization name, item, item description, lead time, list price, SS fixed days, SS bucket days, SS percent, minimum order quantity, material requirements planning (MRP) SS code
Inv vs. Safety StockThis KPI insight shows the inventory versus safety stock percent
Safety Stock Target & Inventory PositionThis column insight shows the quantity by safety stock, inventory, warehouse, supermarket, and MRB
ASCP ExceptionsThis listing table insight shows Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP) exception details, including: exception type text, order number, order type, fixed lot multiplier (FLM), exception quantity, date compressed, reschedule in days, days past, firm type, old due date (need by), from date, and to date
PO HistoryThis listing table insight shows PO history details, including: organization, PO, PO type, PO create date, release date, promise date, supplier name, authorization status, closed code, closed for receiving date, quantity ordered, quantity received, percent received, and quantity billed
Daily ForecastThis aggregated table shows the forecast quantity and projected available balance by forecast date
Upcoming Weekly ForecastThis stacked column insight shows the current forecast quantity by forecast date
Transaction Trend Over Last X DaysThis stacked column insight shows the usage quantity by transaction type by week start date
Transaction Detail (includes all transaction types)This listing table insight shows transaction details, including: master organization, subinventory code, transaction date, transaction type, reason, source name, item, and usage quantity

Example Item Org Deep Dive Dashboard

MRB Deep Dive Dashboard

InsightDescription
MRB AgingThis stacked column insight shows the MRB amount by organization code by month/year
MRBThis aggregated table insight shows the MRB details, including: item organization, organization, item, item description, transaction date, buyer, quantity, and MRB dollar amount
MRB StageThis aggregated table insight shows the MRB stage details, including: item organization, organization, item, item description, buyer, transaction date, quantity, and MRB dollar amount

Example: MRB Deep Dive Dashboard

Item Attributes Dashboard

InsightDescription
Item Org Details (Active)This listing table insight shows the item org details, including: item, item description, master organization, lead time, list price, SS fixed days, SS bucket days, SS percent, and minimum order quantity

Example: Item Attributes Dashboard

Purchasing Data Application Data Model