Deleting POs
This page describes how to delete POs. For a list of links to pages with instructions for purchasing in Alma including creating PO lines, renewals, working with vendors, etc., see Purchasing. For information on the overall purchasing workflow see Purchasing Workflow. For an overview of working with acquisitions in Alma, including links to relevant sections such as Infrastructure, Invoicing, Configuration, etc., see Introduction to Acquisitions.
To delete POs, you must have one of the following roles:
- Purchasing Operator Extended
- Purchasing Manager
You can delete a PO/POs when they do not contain PO lines that are received, activated, or linked to an invoice. When deleting a PO, all of its associated PO lines are also deleted. To delete PO lines, see Deleting PO Lines.
Deleting POs creates a report when the job is completed, as is the case for all other jobs (see Viewing Completed Jobs).
To delete POs:
- On the Delete PO page (Acquisitions > Purchase Order > Delete PO) and select each PO you want to delete.
You can delete a single PO by selecting Delete PO from the actions menu. You can also delete POs when reviewing (see Packaging PO Lines into a PO) or approving them (see Approving and Sending POs).
- Select Delete Selected and then Confirm in the confirmation dialog box to delete the PO/POs.
- A confirmation message appears on the Delete PO page, with a link to the Monitor Jobs page to view the progress of the delete request (see Viewing Running Jobs).
PO Deletion Message
When deleting POs using Delete Selected, the rows immediately disappear from the page. When deleting a PO from the row actions menu with Delete PO, the row remains on the page until the deletion process has completed.