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Inventory & purchasing

Purchase Orders

Prepare supplier orders, monitor what is late or partly received, and receive stock into the right warehouse with the order history intact.

At a glance

The numbers on your screen, explained

What each Purchase Orders number means and where it comes from — so you know where to act.

On order$11,242.00
4 open

Value remaining on open purchase orders that have not been fully received or cancelled.

Late3
Past expected date

Open purchase orders whose expected arrival date has passed.

Partly received2

Orders where some units have arrived but one or more lines still have quantities due.

Received this month$525.00

Supplier order value received during the current calendar month.

Sample numbers from a demo workspace.

Order list

See every supplier order by status, arrival date, progress, and total

The purchase order workspace separates drafts, open orders, late orders, partly received orders, received orders, and cancellations so buyers can work the right queue first.

  • Search by PO number, supplier, reference, or item
  • Filter by supplier and status
  • Receive sent or partly received orders from the list

Order detail

Open a PO to review supplier terms, line items, receipts, and the document

Each order has a lifecycle timeline, totals, still-expected quantities, supplier reference, payment terms, delivery instructions, receipt history, and a printable purchase order document.

  • Compare ordered, received, and still due quantities
  • Add shipping and tax to the supplier total
  • Download or email the purchase order document

Receiving

Receive partial shipments without losing the original order

When stock arrives, receive only the units that came in. The order stays open until all due quantities are received, and the stock movement history shows what changed.

  • Receive all at once or line by line
  • Keep expected dates and late status visible
  • Turn received order context into the next bill workflow

Everything included

Everything in Purchase Orders

Use it for routine procurement, special orders, and planned stock replenishment.

Draft-to-received lifecycle

Track draft, sent, partly received, received, and cancelled stages with timestamps and status filters.

Supplier ordering

Choose supplier, warehouse, expected date, supplier reference, payment terms, and delivery instructions.

Line-level receiving

See ordered, received, and still due units for every product line before receiving more stock.

Purchase totals

Calculate item totals with shipping and tax so buyer and supplier amounts stay aligned.

Late order focus

Late and partly received views keep follow-up work visible without scanning every order.

Printable PO document

Preview and download the supplier-facing purchase order from the same record.

Warehouse receipt context

Orders are tied to a delivery warehouse so received units land in the right stock location.

How it works

Purchase Orders, step by step

  1. 01

    Start from a supplier or reorder need

    Create a purchase order manually or from reorder suggestions grouped by preferred supplier.

  2. 02

    Confirm terms and items

    Review supplier reference, dates, payment terms, delivery instructions, quantities, costs, shipping, and tax.

  3. 03

    Send and receive

    Mark the order sent, then receive full or partial shipments as stock arrives.

  4. 04

    Follow late and open work

    Use late, open, and partly received views to chase suppliers or update expected dates.

FAQ

Purchase Orders questions

Can’t find what you need? Our team is happy to help.

Yes. The receiving workflow records quantities against each line, keeps the remaining units due, and marks the order partly received until it is complete.

Yes. The reorder view can prefill a purchase order by supplier with suggested items and quantities, which the buyer can review before saving.

Yes. Purchase orders include supplier reference, payment terms, delivery instructions, shipping cost, tax amount, and line-level costs.

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