Suggested Buyer vs Assigned Buyer on a Requisition

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Suggested Buyer vs Assigned Buyer on a Requisition

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This is an article that I expect will serve a helpful purpose when you triage customer issues relating to the attribute Suggested Buyer or Buyer on a requisition line. Here are some salient aspects for consideration:

1. Buyer is an attribute whose primary purpose is to determine who processes the purchase order that is created for the requisition in question

2. Fusion Self Service Procurement allows users to specify a suggested buyer (through additional personalization) or has the system derive one if the user does not wish to specify one explicitly. The former is called 'Suggested Buyer' and the latter 'Buyer' to distinguish it for the user on the UI