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Thank you for submitting your request. Although this is something that I can see value in doing, this is not a priority for our roadmap for the next several releases.
In response to the comment below, in most cases for us, the requestor is Maximo via auto-reorder, so we use an alternate process to address part availability/obsolescence issues. This RFE is a request to provide an option to turn off the default Maximo behavior at the organization level when the default behavior is not compatible with functional procedures.
The problem I can see here is:. In the sample scenario, the requestor requested two items. One was deleted from the PO due to lack of availability, so the requestor will not be getting that second item. The requestor needs to be the one to resolve that issue since presumably he/she still needs that item. I would solve this by using an escalation to notify the person in the PR.Requestedby field that the PR has changed status back to APPR. It is then up to the requestor to un-approve the PR and delete the line, and then add a substitute part to order. The revised PR, once re-approved, can then go to the buyer to add the new line to the PO.
The problem I can see here is:. In the sample scenario, the requestor requested two items. One was deleted from the PO due to lack of availability, so the requestor will not be getting that second item. The requestor needs to be the one to resolve that issue since presumably he/she still needs that item. I would solve this by using an escalation to notify the person in the PR.Requestedby field that the PR has changed status back to APPR. It is then up to the requestor to un-approve the PR and delete the line, and then add a substitute part to order. The revised PR, once re-approved, can then go to the buyer to add the new line to the PO.