What is a Purchase Order?

A purchase order is a document given by the buyer (usually you) to the supplier to request a purchase of goods.

A purchase order contains the buyer invoicing details, delivery details, products, quantities, pricing, tax, discounts, payment terms, payment details, shipping charges if any, and other notes.

The supplier will issue a sales order against the purchase order you have provided.

A purchase order has multiple statuses: Ordered, Partial, Completed

Enabling Purchase Order

• To enable purchase Order, follow the below steps:
• Go to Settings -> Business Settings
• Purchase tab -> Enable Purchase Order
• Save it.

Creating purchase order

• After Enabling Purchase order, inside Purchase you’ll find the Purchase -Order menu.
• Go to add Purchase order, fill in all the details and save it.
• Stocks are not added on issuing Purchase orders.
• Once a Purchase order is created you can print it and send it to the supplier.