Purchase Order

The Purchase Order is the contract for goods and/or services issued to a supplier, based on a fully approved Requisition.  The Purchase Order obligates (encumbers) the funds, so that they are available for payment purposes.

PO format is UCDPO followed by eight numbers, issued sequentially by the system (e.g., UCDPO12345678) for most Purchase Orders, with the exception of AggieSupply (Central Storehouse, Scientific Store, Chemistry Store, MRO Store) orders that create an internal transfer order number in lieu of the UCDPO formatted number.