Activity stream

Track the updates on a selected purchase by navigating to the Activity tab. The activity stream shows the progress that your order has made since the time you placed it.

The activity stream on the purchase line or purchase order line displays updates for the parent sourcing request, negotiation, purchase requisition, purchase order, purchasing tasks associated with the parent, and purchasing tasks associated with the purchase line.

For each activity stream update, the following text is displayed before showing the update from the old value to the new value: “<Object name> <Number> has been updated with the following changes". For example, if the purchase line is within the context of a sourcing request, it displays: “Sourcing Request SRC0001001 has been updated with the following changes”.

You can also perform the following actions in the Activity tab.

• Compose:

  You can compose a message and post it as a comment in the activity stream. You can also tag a person you want to address, with "@<primary contact name>", in the Comments field. An instructional message is displayed above the Compose section which dynamically shows who the primary contact is for the associated purchasing task. An email notification is sent to the user who is tagged such that they know when they have been mentioned in an activity stream post.

• Watchlist:

  Business owners can view and edit the watchlist users from the purchase requisition in My purchases while the purchase requisition is still in open state (not in complete, cancelled or rejected state). Alternatively, you can view and edit the Watchlist from the Reason for purchase page. For more information, see Add users to the watchlist of the purchase. By default, you can add up to 20 users in the watchlist. You can modify this value by configuring the system properties.

Updates to the following fields on the respective parent objects are displayed in the activity stream of the purchase line or purchase order line:

• Sourcing request
  • Status
  • Assigned to
  • Product name
  • Employee requirements
  • Sourcing request details
• Negotiation
  • State
  • Assigned to
  • Negotiation type
  • Negotiation outcome
  • Negotiation objectives
  • Close notes
• Purchase requisition
  • State
  • Assigned to
  • Cost center
  • Total amount
• Purchase order
  • Status
  • Cost center
  • Total amount
• Purchasing tasks
  • Assigned to
  • Assignment group
  • State