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Episode 01

One PO change hits every line.

See how Mass PO Update turns an engineering change into one controlled update across your open orders.

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Host: Hi everyone, welcome to Collablly's mini webinar series, A Day in the Life of a Buyer. Today, one small PO change is about to become a much bigger job.

Marcus: It's 9:15 on a Tuesday morning. I'm reviewing my open POs when an update comes in from engineering.

On screen: Engineering Update. Component B needs to move from Rev A to Rev B.

Marcus: Sounds simple. But now I need to find every affected PO line, update the right information, notify the right suppliers, and make sure nothing gets missed.

Marcus (voiceover): If it affects four lines, that's manageable. But four can quickly become 12, 47, or more than 100.

Marcus: That's where the problem starts. The change is small. The workload is not.

Voiceover: Now let's see how the same update can be handled in Collablly. The ERP remains the system of record. Collablly helps manage the work around the PO.

Voiceover: From Procurement, I open Mass PO Update and download my open POs.

Voiceover: I can filter to the affected lines and update the values I need.

Voiceover: Once the changes are ready, I upload the file back into Collablly and select Review and Validate.

Voiceover: Before anything is processed, I can see which rows are valid and compare the current and proposed values side by side.

Voiceover: I review the changes, confirm them, and Collablly begins syncing each line with the connected ERP.

Voiceover: Upload History lets me track the progress, and when complete, I can see the Synced status.

Marcus: For me as a buyer, that means fewer missed lines, less manual checking, and more confidence that the update was handled properly.

Host: One change should not become hours of line by line work. Collablly turns it into a controlled mass update and validation workflow. Want to take a closer look at your PO update process? Request a workflow review, or join us for the next Day in the Life of a Buyer.

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