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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Reference: Purchase Order Statuses

Reference: Purchase Order Statuses

You can use this topic to reference the meaning of statuses on the header of purchase orders (POs).
In the
Status
field, the
Pending Issue
status indicates that Workday is processing a document. Examples: Creating a PDF of the purchase order or processing an integration event.
The
Tracking Status
field displays when a supplier has submitted a purchase order acknowledgment (POA). When a supplier has submitted more than 1 POA, this field displays the latest POA status.
Tracking Status
Description
Acknowledged
The supplier submitted purchase order acknowledgments for each purchase order line.
Partially Acknowledged
The supplier submitted at least 1 purchase order acknowledgment for 1 of the PO lines.
The
Receiving Status
field displays when the supplier ships or you receive the items on the PO. Workday doesn't include canceled or denied receipts when determining the receiving status.
Receiving Status
Description
Shipped
The supplier shipped all items on the PO and no associated receipts exist.
Partially Shipped
The supplier shipped some items on the PO and no associated receipts exist.
Fully Received
You've received all the items on the PO and associated receipts exist.
Partially Received
You've received only some of the items on the PO and associated receipts exist.
The
Invoice Status
field displays when you invoice the PO lines. Workday doesn't include canceled or denied invoices when determining the invoice status.
Invoice Status
Description
Partially Invoiced
You've invoiced some purchase order (PO) lines and made no payments.
Partially Paid
You've either invoiced:
  • Some PO lines and made all payments, or
  • All PO lines and made some payments.
Fully Paid
You've fully invoiced and made payments for all the PO lines.