The problem
Approved POs leave structured systems and enter unstructured communication. Buyers chase receipt, suppliers answer partially, proposed dates overwrite requested dates in spreadsheets, and operations learns about risk only when fulfillment slips.
The product
Pacteva is being built to import reviewed orders, send accountless supplier links, capture line responses, route proposed changes, record buyer dispositions, apply controlled reminders, and report current commitments with history. It is in development and not yet generally available.
The boundary
Pacteva does not replace ERP, accounting, requisition approval, sourcing, budgets, contracts, invoice matching, payments, inventory, receiving, warehouse, or carrier systems. It is strongest when those systems remain and acknowledgment is the missing layer.
The operating principle
Source, proposal, decision, and commitment are different facts. The product preserves each, keeps authority explicit, and reports failures honestly. That principle shapes the workflow more than any single feature.
Validate the workflow with one real purchase order
Before buying or replacing software, run one representative multi-line PO from reviewed source through supplier response and buyer resolution. Include at least one accepted line, one proposed date or quantity change, and one delivery or reminder edge case. Confirm that every participant can identify the current owner and next action, that the original order remains unchanged, and that the final commitment can be exported and traced to its response and decision. Also verify the supplier experience on a normal phone and desktop browser, revoke and reissue a response link, inspect a failed delivery, and test the role boundary with a non-owner buyer. This evidence is more useful than a feature checklist because it exposes adoption friction, hidden authority, and incomplete system boundaries before the workflow reaches production volume.
Keep source, proposal, decision, and commitment distinct
Pacteva records supplier responses and authorized buyer decisions. It does not silently alter the reviewed purchase order or claim an ERP changed unless a configured write-back is verified. Requisitions, budgets, receipts, invoices, payments, inventory, and shipping remain in their systems of record.
What buyers usually ask
Who is Pacteva for?
Purchasing teams with approved POs and recurring supplier acknowledgment or commitment-tracking work.
Is Pacteva a mobile app?
No. It is a responsive web product, so buyers and suppliers can use supported browsers.
Can I try it?
Not yet. Pacteva is in development and there is no self-service signup. The templates and reference pages here are free to use now.