Lawson E-REQ Catalog

Search Catalog

Complete all steps in Lawson E-Req Introduction before using Catalog

Requisition using the Catalog

The Catalog provides different methods for creating requisitions:

Search Catalog – Search the Item Master by Manufacturer Number
Express Order - When you know the exact Lawson Item Number

Search Catalog

Step 1. Choose Search Catalog

Step 2. Choose Search Option

Tip: Search Options

Search Option

Additional Information

Manufacturer Number

Don’t know the manufacturer number?

See your manager or
See product package

Lawson Number

Use Express Ordering

Generic Product Name

Not recommended because:

Only 30 characters available
Many words get abbreviated
Example: Glove could be listed as:
- Gloves
- Glove
- GLV

Step 3. Enter Manufacturer Number into search bar and choose

If you don’t know the Manufacturer Number
- See your manager or
- See the product package

The Manufacturer Number is not case sensitive
- Capital and lower-case letters both work

If Lawson doesn’t find a match, change to Special/Service for your requisition
- See the Special/Service guide for instructions

Tip: Enter the first few characters or a partial number and Lawson will pop-up suggestions
- Be sure to choose the correct item
- Be sure the description and vendor are correct

Step 4. Choose Item

Items with are stocked in the storeroom

Step 5. Be aware of the available amounts! Available lists the quantity in stock in the storeroom

Important Considerations:

Topic

What it means

What it means for your order

Available

Total items available in the storeroom

If you order more than the available amount, only part of your order will be filled and delivered

Fill or “Kill” policy

Storeroom delivers only up to the available quantity

Items ordered in excess of available will be “killed”
You will not be notified by email
Check order status to get the quantity that was “killed”
You will need to order the killed amount when stock becomes available

Stock vs non-stock

Items coming from storeroom vs outside vendors

Place Stock and non-stock orders in separate requisitions

How to follow-up on “killed” stock

Wait a day and try again, or
Open CapitaLink home page
See Alerts
Click Supply Issues for a full list of Stock Outs
When the product is dropped from the Stock Outs list, you can try again

Step 6. Notice UOM and Cost

Important Considerations:

UOM: Be careful of the UOM (Unit of Measure) when determining the quantity needed
UOM code: Click on the 2-letter code for additional details

Step 7. Click Action and enter an amount in Quantity

Step 8. Choose Add Selected

You will see the order added to the Requisition

Step 9. Complete Your Order

Continue to search and add items to your order
Use the trash icon to remove individual lines if needed

Step 10. Choose Release when the Requisition is complete

The following dialog box will appear

Step 11. Receive System-Generated Email Communication when the Requisition is submitted

And another email that your submission was approved
Storeroom purchases are automatically and immediately approved

Reminder: You will NOT receive an email if part or all of your order is “killed”