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Understanding the "Oldest outstanding purchase order age" metric

Understanding the "Oldest outstanding purchase order age" metric

Overview

This actionable metric indicates how old the oldest outstanding purchase order is (in days). You shouldn't have any old outstanding purchase orders.

Go to the Outstanding Purchase Orders (All Sites)" filter and review all outstanding purchase order and if the status is still 'In progress' consider cancelling the order if it is too old.

Colour Coding

Colour
Definition
GreenThe oldest outstanding purchase order age is less than or equal to the target
YellowThe oldest outstanding purchase order age is less than or equal to double of the target
RedThe oldest outstanding purchase order age is greater than double of the target

Configuration

You can view and change the target in the dashboard metrics system type.

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