📄️ Module Overview
The Acquisitions module in ABCD is designed to manage the entire lifecycle of purchasing and adding new materials to the library's collection. It provides a structured workflow that tracks an item from the initial suggestion or request through to its final receipt and payment, ensuring a transparent and organized process.
📄️ Suggestions
The Suggestions stage is the initial phase of the acquisitions workflow, where all requests for new materials are formally registered and evaluated. This structured process ensures that all purchase requests are tracked, reviewed, and either approved for purchase or formally rejected.
📄️ Purchase Orders
After a suggestion for a new item has been approved, the next step in the acquisitions workflow is to create a Purchase Order (PO). A PO is the formal document that the library sends to a supplier or vendor to order one or more items.