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Limit a supplier exception to its approved purchase

Use the named order and scope without turning a one-off decision into standing supplier approval.

Prepare the purchasing decision

Synthetic exception X-V authorises V-X to supply packaging for P-X1 only, up to five units. V-X still has no standing category approval. P-X1 requests five; P-X2 requests the same item later; P-X3 asks for installation. Only the named five-unit packaging purchase passes the exception test. Spend approval and PO release remain separate.

Synthetic purchasing decision record
PurchaseRequested scopeException matchOutcome
P-X1Packaging / 5Named purchase; within capException eligible
P-X2Packaging / 5Different purchaseNew eligibility decision
P-X3Installation / 1 taskWrong category and purchaseNot covered
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Complete the recorded outcome

  1. Read exception ID, named order, category and unit cap.
  2. Compare the actual proposed purchase with every condition.
  3. Record use on P-X1 without editing standing approval.

A repeat supplier transaction needs its own eligibility; the old exception is not a reusable template approval.

Does completing P-X1 make P-X2 eligible?

Show the worked answer

No. X-V is scoped to P-X1. Completing that purchase provides history, not standing eligibility.

The exception is a fictional company rule, not a waiver of law or proof of product fitness.

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