{"id":43464,"date":"2026-08-12T07:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/?p=43464"},"modified":"2026-08-12T07:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:20:24","slug":"merlin-release-notes-version-23-0-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-23-0-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MeRLIN Release Notes Version 23.0 August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43464\" class=\"elementor elementor-43464\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47773c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47773c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-23-0-august-2026\/#Introduction\" title=\"Introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-23-0-august-2026\/#New_Features\" title=\"New Features\">New Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-23-0-august-2026\/#Supplier_Management\" title=\"Supplier Management\">Supplier Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-23-0-august-2026\/#Sourcing_Events_Management\" title=\"Sourcing Events Management\">Sourcing Events Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-23-0-august-2026\/#Sourcing\" title=\"Sourcing\">Sourcing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-23-0-august-2026\/#Requisition_Management\" title=\"Bestellmanagement\">Bestellmanagement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-23-0-august-2026\/#Procurement\" title=\"Procurement \">Procurement <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-23-0-august-2026\/#Invoice_Management\" title=\"Invoice Management\">Invoice Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-23-0-august-2026\/#Platform\" title=\"Plattform\">Plattform<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/merlin-release-notes-version-23-0-august-2026\/#Business_Administration\" title=\"Business Administration\">Business Administration<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4234e0d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4234e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-97ef2b1\" data-id=\"97ef2b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11764c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b11764c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194253779 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194253779 BCX8\">We are pleased to announce that MeRLIN version 23.0 is now live. This release introduces enhancements across Supplier Management, Sourcing Events Management, Direct Sourcing, Requisition Management, Procurement, Invoice Management, and Platform capabilities. The updates below reflect customer-driven improvements and product engineering initiatives designed to simplify workflows and strengthen control.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00c61bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00c61bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-e231bc8\" data-id=\"e231bc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702ee32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"702ee32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_Features\"><\/span>New Features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a80549 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a80549\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-fbf2bdf\" data-id=\"fbf2bdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b1439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69b1439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Supplier_Management\"><\/span>Supplier Management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da6a4bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da6a4bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-3539628\" data-id=\"3539628\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b382dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b382dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supplier Information<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aff8dc1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"aff8dc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-a3b6987\" data-id=\"a3b6987\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5880f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5880f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">To convey the most appropriate purpose and meaning, the\u00a0\u2018Our Information\u2019\u00a0tab is now named after the buying organization, using the short name of the organization followed by Internal Information. The tab holds information that is maintained internally by the buying organization, and the name now states this directly.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Banking data integration has been added for\u00a0Supplier\u00a0records.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69a08b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69a08b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-2a93dbf\" data-id=\"2a93dbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f504456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f504456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supplier Management<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c81ff40 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c81ff40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-060a965\" data-id=\"060a965\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3bacc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3bacc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The responsible\u00a0Buyer\u00a0is now shown in the same format in every location in the approved and unapproved\u00a0Supplier\u00a0lists: first name, last name, and email address in brackets.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Vendor Master can now initiate a change to\u00a0Supplier\u00a0information for approval. Previously\u00a0only Users with Buyer role alone\u00a0could perform this action.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Master Data Manager can now add plants and locations that are visible in the RFQ but not in the Supplier Management module.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-023987f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"023987f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-735b456\" data-id=\"735b456\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74c3f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d74c3f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sourcing_Events_Management\"><\/span>Sourcing Events Management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea139c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea139c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-c004d4f\" data-id=\"c004d4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdbc1bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdbc1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RFI<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc2732d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fc2732d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-3371b50\" data-id=\"3371b50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc0544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc0544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW110062135 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110062135 BCX8\">The sequence of the tabs in the RFI has been changed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110062135 BCX8\">\u00a0to bring them similar to RFQs<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110062135 BCX8\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW110062135 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e538a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e538a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-bd72d74\" data-id=\"bd72d74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abcec43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abcec43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RFQ<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5af6383 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5af6383\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-ef28d62\" data-id=\"ef28d62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80825c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80825c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The list of active RFQs has been rebuilt\u00a0to provide better User experience and UI level capabilities. Buyers can filter on any column. Columns can be resized and moved into a different order. The layout each\u00a0Buyer\u00a0selects is saved automatically and applied at the next login.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Buyers and suppliers can now see a complete RFQ on one page and scroll down to read it\u00a0using View\u00a0RFQ. Previously the information was divided across several tabs, and the user had to open each tab separately to see the complete event.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Items\u00a0can\u00a0now\u00a0be\u00a0added to an RFQ\u00a0using a simple tabular User Interface resembling Microsoft Excel. The\u00a0Buyer selects Add New Row, chooses the item type, and enters the details in the same row. Four item types are available:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:792,&quot;335559991&quot;:288,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2022&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Catalogue<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:792,&quot;335559991&quot;:288,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2022&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Non-Catalogue<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:792,&quot;335559991&quot;:288,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2022&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Service Item<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2022\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:792,&quot;335559991&quot;:288,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2022&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Non-Catalogue Item Group<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Catalogue items are selected from a list, and Non-Catalogue items are entered manually. A row can be deleted directly in the table. Previously each item was added\u00a0using\u00a0a separate pop-up window\u00a0requiring\u00a0more\u00a0clicks and navigation\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Buyers can now combine several items into one group, also called a lot.\u00a0Buyer can choose to ask the Suppliers to\u00a0quote\u00a0for the\u00a0lot\u00a0instead of quoting for each item separately. This is useful when items belong together commercially, for example a set of parts that should be awarded to one\u00a0Supplier. The\u00a0Buyer\u00a0sets a quote constraint for each group. The quote constraint defines how suppliers are allowed to respond:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anything:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0Supplier\u00a0can quote for any number of items in the group.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">All or Nothing:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0Supplier\u00a0must quote for every item in the group. Partial quotes\u00a0within the lot\u00a0are not accepted.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anyone:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0Supplier\u00a0can quote for one item only.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Group Level:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0Supplier\u00a0submits one price for the complete group. The group is evaluated as one package.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:431,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Evaluation and award can take place at group level as well as at item level\u00a0depending on the Quote Constraint. Groups are currently created as Non-Catalogue Item Groups. A group can contain both Catalogue and Non-Catalogue items.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Quote submission has been rebuilt as a sequence of steps. The\u00a0Supplier\u00a0opens the RFQ under Active RFQs and moves through the steps in order: terms and conditions, items, questions, prices, documents, and a final summary. Buyer attachments can be downloaded at the item step. Each item shows the quote constraint that applies to it. If a quote does not meet the quote constraint, the\u00a0Supplier\u00a0is informed before submission. Previously the\u00a0Supplier\u00a0moved between tabs and pop-up windows, and errors were often found only at submission.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Suppliers can now state their intention as soon as they receive an RFQ, before preparing a quote. Three responses are available: Not Interested with reasons, Conditionally Interested with conditions, and Agree, which continues to quote submission. For a conditional response, the quote status is updated and the selected reasons and comments are saved. Previously the\u00a0Buyer could not see whether a\u00a0Supplier\u00a0was still preparing a quote or had decided not to participate.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A\u00a0Supplier\u00a0can now mark a single item as Not Interested in the quote table and still quote for the other items. Previously this was possible in the Form View, which is the alternative way of entering a quote, but not in the table. Any item submitted without a price is marked as Not Interested automatically.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0Supplier\u00a0selection and award screens have been rebuilt. The\u00a0Buyer\u00a0can award one\u00a0Supplier\u00a0or several\u00a0Suppliers on one screen. A reason can be recorded for each award. The\u00a0Buyer\u00a0reviews an award summary before sending the award for approval. The reason is stored with the award and remains available for later reference.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">RFQ templates can now be deleted\u00a0by certain\u00a0roles. A\u00a0Buyer\u00a0can delete only the templates that the\u00a0Buyer\u00a0created. A Sourcing Master can delete any template, including templates created by other\u00a0Buyers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4491fa6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4491fa6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-1ffc201\" data-id=\"1ffc201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491f642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"491f642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sourcing\"><\/span>Sourcing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d8008e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d8008e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-0f28cf1\" data-id=\"0f28cf1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4d1e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b4d1e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sourcing<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79562b7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"79562b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-3c6994b\" data-id=\"3c6994b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd00091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd00091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Express Sourcing is a shorter version of the\u00a0Sourcing\u00a0process for simple purchases. Version 22 introduced the option to create a purchase order directly from the RFQ evaluation results, without an award package and without a contract. In version 23 the\u00a0Buyer\u00a0selects this option at the start of the event instead of at the end. After the\u00a0Supplier\u00a0selection is approved, the purchase order is created automatically.\u00a0MeRLIN creates required Award packages and Contracts automatically and gets them auto-approved.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Express Sourcing is activated for the organization in Application Configuration by setting Express Sourcing to Yes. The\u00a0Buyer\u00a0then applies it to a single event in the Stakeholders tab during RFQ creation, where the\u00a0Buyer\u00a0is confirmed as the commercial evaluator for the event. A confirmation message explains the process. The\u00a0Buyer\u00a0can\u00a0confirm\u00a0or\u00a0choose to\u00a0proceed\u00a0with\u00a0Standard Sourcing.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31e609a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31e609a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-441cf23\" data-id=\"441cf23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1babd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d1babd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Requisition_Management\"><\/span>Bestellmanagement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f52de2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f52de2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-27bcdce\" data-id=\"27bcdce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d565d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d565d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Requisition<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-245ac7a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"245ac7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-19c938b\" data-id=\"19c938b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6ffd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c6ffd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257405633 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeClicked CommentHighlightClicked SCXW257405633 BCX8\">The requisition process has been simplified.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04b004c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04b004c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-da0b3bc\" data-id=\"da0b3bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94df669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94df669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Procurement\"><\/span>Procurement <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f274290 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f274290\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-acbd679\" data-id=\"acbd679\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a69bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5a69bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bestellungsmanagement <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-920b280 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"920b280\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-264e7b5\" data-id=\"264e7b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31479d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31479d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW127146958 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW127146958 BCX8\">Buyers can now see the shipment status and the receipt status of each line item on a purchase order. This gives an overview of shipments and receipts at purchase order level.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10365c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10365c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-bc4ea0a\" data-id=\"bc4ea0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d80ecce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d80ecce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Invoice_Management\"><\/span>Invoice Management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0f73db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0f73db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-b0b2ba4\" data-id=\"b0b2ba4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1368d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1368d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Invoices<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d30fafb elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d30fafb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-bb4aef6\" data-id=\"bb4aef6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c8048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29c8048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115295965 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115295965 BCX8\">MeRLIN can now read a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115295965 BCX8\">Supplier<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115295965 BCX8\">\u00a0invoice automatically and extract the data it contains. The extracted data is compared with the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115295965 BCX8\">Shipment receipt\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115295965 BCX8\">and purchase order data already held in MeRLIN, and any differences are highlighted for the user.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW115295965 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a93015 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a93015\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-3450c38\" data-id=\"3450c38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf7814e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf7814e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Platform\"><\/span>Plattform<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f9b466 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f9b466\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-0a1ae5e\" data-id=\"0a1ae5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6823201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6823201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integration<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-314f336 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"314f336\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-e8ab1ae\" data-id=\"e8ab1ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c93ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2c93ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A purchase order that reaches MeRLIN from an external system is now published automatically. The default number of days allowed for a\u00a0Supplier\u00a0to acknowledge a purchase order is set in Application Configuration.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Purchase order screens now show the Epicor purchase order number and the Epicor purchase order type where the Epicor integration is in use, so that the two systems show the same reference.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16b6e31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16b6e31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-62b9957\" data-id=\"62b9957\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8d1e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f8d1e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Appovals<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d0c4fd elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7d0c4fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-fbb731d\" data-id=\"fbb731d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee760cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee760cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW229867492 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229867492 BCX8\">Approvers now have a separate portal. Previously an approver logged in to the complete MeRLIN application, although only the approval functions were required, and menus and screens that were not relevant remained visible. Approvers now log in with their email address and a one-time password. The portal shows only the approval requests. The approver reviews each request and approves or rejects it on one screen.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW229867492 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-611f0e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"611f0e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-cbd4297\" data-id=\"cbd4297\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2725431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2725431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Business_Administration\"><\/span>Business Administration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62efa2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62efa2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-59f7003\" data-id=\"59f7003\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f143b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1f143b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Application Configuration<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c31d14 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4c31d14\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-a612482\" data-id=\"a612482\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab81de8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab81de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW234472728 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234472728 BCX8\">The Application Configuration screen has been rebuilt<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234472728 BCX8\">\u00a0to be more intuitive<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234472728 BCX8\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW234472728 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction We are pleased to announce that MeRLIN version 23.0 is now live. This release introduces enhancements across Supplier Management, Sourcing Events Management, Direct Sourcing, Requisition Management, Procurement, Invoice Management, and Platform capabilities. The updates below reflect customer-driven improvements and product engineering initiatives designed to simplify workflows and strengthen control. 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