Purchase Orders

Purchase orders are documents that authorize the purchase of goods or services from a vendor. The work order form displays a read-only table of associated purchase orders, enabling quick reference to relevant purchasing information without leaving the work order update process.

Access the Purchase orders section from within the Work orders > Purchasing tab.

The Purchase orders section includes:

• PO number: Unique identifier assigned to a purchase order. It's used to track and manage the order throughout its lifecycle.

• Vendor: The vendor used to purchase the goods.

• Status: Identifies the current state or progress of the a purchase order. Statuses include: PENDG - Pending, ISSUE - Issued, CANCL - Canceled. CMPLT - Complete, and CLOSE - Closed.

• Sub status: Provides a more specific classification to the primary status code.

• Buyer name: Identifies the buyer. This helps you track different purchase orders created by various buyers.

• Ship to: Refers to the warehouse delivery address where the ordered goods should be sent.

• Date orig: The purchase order creationdate.