Original requests are used to order the stock items that are necessary for the operation of a venue. Original requests are generated in stores. Submitted original request items are available to the purchasing manager in the Active purchases list. The manager then creates supplier requests based on the original requests.

There are two types of original requests: planned and ad hoc. Original planned requests determine in what quantities high-usage stock items need to be ordered. Original ad hoc requests allow you to order low-usage stock items or items that will be used only on special occasions, e.g. during a banquet.

Stock items can be added to the original planned request either automatically or manually. When the original planned request is populated automatically, the system refers to the standard consumption rate from the Stock limits directory and to information about the stock on hand in the store. In contrast, an original ad hoc request can only be populated manually.

Depending on the current stage of the original request, it can have one of the following statuses: Not ready and Ready.

The original request is assigned the Not ready status at its creation. If the original request has the Not ready status, you can edit its attributes and specification and delete it from the list.

If the original request has the Ready status, it becomes available to the purchasing manager. In this case, only its status can be changed. Items of original requests with the Ready status appear in the Supplier requests list.

Original planned and ad hoc requests are managed in the Original requests document list.