Purchasing
Purchasing with approval and a trail
The request, the approval, the order and the receipt are all recorded in attendo. You know who asked for what, who approved it and how it arrived.
Bearings and belts for Line 2
- Requested by
- James (Maintenance)
- Supplier
- Supplier A
- Cost center
- Maintenance
- Approval
- By link, with a code
- Mon 08:30Request sent through the internal form
- Mon 10:12Approved from a phone by Operations
- Mon 10:15Order PO-0913 generated for Supplier A
The problem
Purchases approved, ordered and received, with a trail
Requests arrive by email without enough detail, approvals get lost and the order is placed in another tool. When the material arrives wrong, nobody can find who ordered it.
Processes you set up in attendo
- Purchase requests through an internal form, with amount, cost center and approval by link
- Supplier orders generated from the approved request, with their PDF by email
- Material forecasting against stock and what is already on order, with a proposed order per supplier
- Supplier qualification with a checklist and documents uploaded by the supplier itself
- Receiving with a checklist by QR code: quantity, condition and photos, and anything that does not match opens an issue
- Periodic supplier evaluation with a score calculated in the checklist
Ready to go: attendo Flows Requests, approvals by link and purchase orders, as processes with stages, tasks and a trail. See attendo Flows
How it is set up
A typical process, step by step
With document types, flows and checklists you configure without code.
- Step 1
Requested
Whoever needs something fills in the internal form. The request comes in with its amount and cost center.
- Step 2
Approved
Business Process Flow (BPF) routes the request to the approver, who signs off from their phone, with a code and no login.
- Step 3
Purchased
The supplier order is generated from the approved request. The supplier receives the PDF by email.
- Step 4
Received
The warehouse scans the QR code and fills in the receiving checklist. If something is missing, an issue is opened with the supplier.
Modules
What it is built with
Report an issue
Send Ticket TK-2490 createdattendo Forms
Public and QR forms that create the document, no account needed
See attendo Formsattendo Flows, Business Process Flow (BPF) and AI-Flows
Flows, phased processes with approvals, and AI inside the flow
See Flows and AI-FlowsBusiness documents
Quotes, orders and delivery notes in sequence; invoices in your ERP
See Business documentsChecklist · Safety inspection
- Extinguishers accessible
- Exits marked
- First-aid kit stocked
- Electrical panel closed
attendo Checklist
Inspections with photo, signature and location, closed on site
See attendo ChecklistERP integrations
Odoo, SAP Business One, Business Central and Holded, connected
See ERP integrationFrequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Does the supplier need a license?
No. They upload their documents through a magic-link form, with no password, or work from the supplier portal.
Does it know what needs buying next quarter?
If you track stock in attendo, yes. The forecast compares planned needs, stock and what is already on order, and proposes one order per supplier.
Does it connect to my ERP?
Yes, with native connectors for Holded, Odoo, SAP Business One and Business Central. Which purchasing documents are synced is agreed during implementation.
Other departments
The same system, across the whole company
Request a demo
Tell us about your process
We will show you how the purchasing process you want to organize looks in attendo, with your document types and your approvals.
- With your operation, not a generic demo
- A real person from our team replies
- No cold calls afterwards
Would you rather talk first?
- Phone +34 902 750 677 · +34 910 053 530
- Email sales@attendo.me
- Monday to Thursday 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM and Friday 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM (Spain time)