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N. How to export a PO to XML VI file.

Go to: Purchases / Purchase Management / Purchase Orders

  1. Open the Purchase Order that you wish to export.
  2. Click on the “Export PO Validated” button. This button will only appear if your PO is in the state “Validated” or “Validated-p” but not if your PO is “Draft“, “Draft-p” or “Confirmed” status.
Exporting a validated PO to an XML VI file

3. Choose the “File type” required by your ESC. 2 file types are available. The “Excel file” format will generate a file in “XML 2003 Spreadsheet” format (easily editable in Excel). The “XML file format” will generate a pure XML file.

4. Click on “Download file“.

Selection of the type of file when exporting a PO to VI file
“Excel file” File type (XML 2003 Spreadsheet)
“XML file” File type (pure XML)

A file has been saved on your computer. From this point, the file should be importable into the ESC system (Portal,…) without any change. Please refer to your OC/ESC documentation for further details.

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