This menu displays the option management needed to process orders.



  1. Budget accounts used for ordering

This section allows you to manage the budget accounts needed to process orders. Use this to define a list of your budget accounts that will automatically be displayed in the order list manager. To hide an account, check the box to the left of the account and click on Update & Save. It will automatically be removed from the list. To view hidden budgets, click on the pages symbol on the top right corner. You can import all your budgets in a CSV (comma separated).


  1. Staff access to orders, select the option of your choice.


  1. Who can place orders, select the option of your choice.


  1. NEW! Approval mandatory to order



If you choose to enable this function, by default, all the orders, with a total more than the price indicates here, will need to be approved by an administrator. You can also add other approval options indicating a threshold value associated with a specific administrator.


NEW! Once a purchase order gets approved, a confirmation email will be sent to the requester using our LC default template. (As shown in the screenshot below).




Click on to open the following popup. Don’t forget to Update & Save.



  1. Modification option after approval on the price and the quantity. Select the option of your choice.


  1. Budget mandatory to order allows making budget selection mandatory during the ordering process.


  1. NEW! “Send to sellers” mandatory option. If enabled, the purchase order management system will request the action “Send to sellers” before the delivery stage.


  1. PO number modification on current orders. Select the option of your choice. The alternative PO can be used for other cases.


Through this menu, you can also manage account settings to automatically order from Sigma Aldrich, VWR, Life Technologies, Qiagen and Storage Accessories. These settings will be used to submit orders through the Purchase Orders Manager.



To obtain account settings please contact Life Technologies, Sigma Aldrich, Storage Accessories, VWR, Qiagen and/or your finance office.


For detailed information, refer to the Knowledge Base KB: Reagent & Preferences-preferences and  KB: Purchase Order Management.