Purchase Orders

Create and manage purchase orders for supplier procurement.

Purchase Orders (POs) manage your procurement from suppliers — from creating the order through to receiving the goods into your warehouse.

Purchase Orders

Overview

The PO page shows a paginated list (100 per page) of all purchase orders with real-time status updates. You can search, filter, and manage orders from this central view.

Purchase order statuses

StatusDescription
DraftPO created but not yet sent to supplier
OpenPO sent to supplier, awaiting delivery
Partially DeliveredSome items received, more expected
DeliveredAll items received
QueriedIssue raised with the supplier
VoidedPO cancelled

Creating a purchase order

Open the PO form

Navigate to Operations → Purchase Orders and click the create button.

Select supplier and location

Choose which supplier the order is for and which warehouse location will receive the goods.

Add line items

Add products to the order with quantities and agreed pricing. You can search your product catalogue to find items quickly.

Review and save

Check the order details, total value, and save. The PO starts in Draft status until you're ready to send it.

Filtering and searching

The PO list supports:

  • Status filter — Focus on specific statuses (e.g., Open orders awaiting delivery)
  • Supplier filter — View POs for a specific supplier
  • Client filter — In multi-client setups, filter by client
  • Search — Find POs by number or reference

Receiving goods

When goods arrive from a purchase order, use the Goods In (POs) feature to receive them into inventory. This validates received quantities against the PO and updates stock levels.

Track partial deliveries

If a supplier sends a partial shipment, you can receive what's arrived and the PO moves to "Partially Delivered" status. The remaining items stay outstanding until the next delivery.

Key fields

FieldDescription
PO NumberUnique identifier for the order
SupplierWhich supplier the order is placed with
Order DateWhen the PO was created
StatusCurrent state of the order
Delivery LocationWarehouse where goods will be received
Total ValueSum of all line items
Line ItemsNumber of product lines on the order