What is a basket?

The system recognizes four types of baskets, each serving a distinct purpose in the ordering process:

1. Stock Transfer Basket: This type of basket is used for items that don't need to be sent to an external supplier. Instead, their handling and delivery are managed internally within the organization. For instance, if laptops are ordered, they are prepared and delivered within the company. When a stock transfer basket is processed, it is converted into a purchase requisition, but this requisition doesn’t go to an external supplier.
2. Purchase Basket: This basket type is for items that are ordered from external suppliers. Once a purchase basket is processed, it is converted into a purchase requisition which is then sent out to a supplier. Typically, this process does not require any additional effort from the IT personnel.
3. Custom Purchase Basket: This is an additional category for bespoke or customized orders. Similar to the purchase basket, items in a custom purchase basket are also likely to be converted into a purchase requisition and sent to suppliers. However, these items might require special handling or customization, differentiating them from standard purchase basket items.
4. Printer Purchase Basket: This type of basket is used for items that can be classified as either printer purchases or printer services. These items require a special handling and to not result in a purchase requisition, but rather an update of an existing purchase order.

In all these types, baskets function to group together basket items that are handled in similar ways during the ordering process, streamlining the management and fulfillment of these items.