Creating Release Order

A release order is a type of purchase order that is directly linked to a contract and inherits pricing terms, discounts, and limits from that contract. Once a contract is approved and users are given permission to create releases for it, they can create standard requisitions for items that are covered by the contract. The auto-selection feature will automatically link the most relevant contract to each line item. Once these requisitions are approved, they become release orders, which are purchase orders that benefit from the terms of the associated contract. Ariba Contract Compliance keeps track of the different versions of each release order issued for a contract.

To create a release order a user can:  

1. Add items to their cart that are covered by a contract. The auto-selection feature will automatically link applicable contracts to each line item.
2. Search ​for items covered by contracts using filters within the catalog. In the catalog, select shop by, then choose contract to filter items by contract.

The system's autoselection functionality will always attempt to link to a contract if one is available for a line item. If there are multiple matching contracts:

• The contract with the lowest price will be selected.​
• If there are two or more contracts with the same price, the contract with the most specific type will be selected

Line items governed by per-order tiered or term-based pricing are repriced when:

• Users change the quantity of the line item ​
• Contract agent changes pricing terms for the item in the contract

By default, repricing for cumulative tiered pricing happens when the release order reaches the Ordered state​

​If contract agent changes pricing terms for the item in the contract, price in Release Order can change. This is Auto-Selection Reevaluation