Generating Purchase Req. / Purchase Ord. from Maintenance Notification

Hi all,
Is there any way we can create a purchase requisition(PR) or purchase order(PO) from a Maintenance Notification? I know we can create PR/PO from Maintenance Order but our client doesn't want to take that route.
To add more info, the piece of equipment for which the notification will be raised, is created with a link to a material in MM (Serial Data tab in equipment master). We also have a vendor partner attached to the equipment as well as notification. We need to generate PR/PO from the maintenance notification which is raised for this piece of equipment.
Any help / pointers / suggestions are welcome.

Thanks Pete
Is there one, or many PRs to a single notification
There needs to be only one PR for a single notification. The notification pertains to only one piece of equipment, and once the PR -> PO -> GR cycle is completed, the notification will be closed. Next time, if the equipment fails, a new maintenance notification will be created. So, yes, there will be only one PR for a maintenance notification.
How will you handle missing data e.g. vendor, material, etc
The material no. for that particular piece of equipment is maintained in the equipment master (material field in the Serial number view). Also, we maintain vendor number under partners for the equipment master data. We should be able to use these while creating PR from notification. At least that's what is our initial thought. Please correct me on this.
What will be the account assignment for the PR
I'm not sure about this one though, I'll confirm with the MM consultant and update this reply.
Will the notification user-status be update on PO creation, GR, IR, etc
Yes, thanks for bringing this up. The client intends to use this functionality to check the availability of the equipment. So, not only the notification's user status should update based on PO status, but also the piece of equipment's user status should also get updated when the notification is closed and the piece of equipment is available.
Will the notification be referenced in the PR/PO
Not exactly, but there should be a report available which will list all the PRs / POs raised for maintenance of a particular piece of equipment. So, if notification is linked to PR/PO, we may be able to generate this report easily. Again, correct me if I'm wrong on this.
Do you want to limit who can create the PRs
Well, if we are talking about auto-creation from notification, then only the person releasing the Notification will be able to generate PR indirectly. If it is manual creation, then yes, we will need to restrict this authority to limited people.
Please let me know if these responses help you understand my requirement and give any other possible solution.

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