To create a purchase order (PO),
Go to Purchases and click New Purchase Order.
Alternatively, you can go to Quick Actions
> Purchase Order.
The New Purchase Order form is displayed with the default purchase order template. You can change the template from the Select Template drop-down.
Fill out the form using the pointers given below.
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Fields |
Explanation |
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PO#* |
Auto-populated. You can edit the PO field if necessary. |
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Name* |
Enter the name of the PO. |
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Required By |
Provide the Required By date of purchase items by invoking the Calendar |
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Vendor Details* |
Name: Select a vendor from the drop-down. To add new vendors, click Address, Currency, and Exchange Rate fields are auto-populated. |
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Shipping Address* |
Select the Site and enter the shipping address of the purchase items. |
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Billing Address |
Select the Site and enter the billing address of the purchase items. |
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Item Level Cost Center |
Enable the check box to add the cost center for all items in the PO. On enabling the check box, the Cost Center field in the General Information section will be removed. |
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Item Level GL Code |
Enable the check box to add the GL code for all items in the PO. On enabling the check box, the GL Code field in the General Information section will be removed. |
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Category |
Select the Category of the purchase item: Products, Services, or Others.
The items added will be listed along with its price details. You can edit the details if required. |
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Discount, Shipping Cost, Sales Tax, Additional Tax, Cost Adjustment |
Add other cost details. |
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Total (Net), Total Cost |
Depending on the values provided to the cost fields, the Total (Net) and the Total Cost will be auto-calculated. |
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General Information |
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Create Date, Owner |
Auto-populated and cannot be edited. |
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Requested by* |
Select a technician from the drop-down |
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Cost Center, GL Code |
Select the cost center and GL code from the respective drop-downs. These fields are available based on the selection of Item Level Cost Center and Item Level GL Code. |
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Remarks |
Enter the description or any extra information of the PO. |
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Terms |
Specify conditions associated with the PO, if applicable. |
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Attachments |
Upload any related files, documents, images, or videos. |
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Place |
Specify the organization's location. |
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Signing Authority |
Specify the signing authority of the organization. |
Fill out additional fields, if any and click Save.
