Incorrect Buyer Assigned to Purchase Order Created from Auto Source (PO_AUTO_SRC) Process With Consolidation Method of 'Business Unit, Supplier, Buyer' (Doc ID 2170591.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

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Symptoms

Incorrect Buyer is assigned to a Purchase Order created from a multi line requisition which has a different Buyer assigned to the lines, the same Supplier and the Consolidate With Other Req's flag unselected.  The Consolidation Method on the PO Auto Sourcing (PO_AUTO_SRC) process is 'Business Unit, Supplier, Buyer'. 

STEPS
1. Create a multi line requisition for items that have a different Buyers, the same Suppliers, and the Consolidate With Other Req's flag unselected
2. Auto Source the requisition and specify a Buyer different than the Buyers on the requisition lines
3. Purchase Order (PO) is Created with the Buyer from the run control instead of multiple PO's being created

Cause