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Procedure documentationIssuing a Purchase Order

Procedure

A purchase order has a pending status until you issue it. You can void a purchase order but you cannot modify a purchase order after you issue it. Issuing a purchase order makes it available to be converted into a receiving order.

For information about converting the purchase order into a receiving order, see Converting Purchase Orders into Receiving Orders.

To issue a purchase order:

  1. On the Main Menu, click Inventory.

  2. Click Purchase Orders.

  3. Click Display All. The existing purchase orders appear in the selection window.

  4. Click the purchase order you want to issue, and then click Open. A dialog box appears prompting you to confirm if you want to identify the items by PLU or vendor’s SKU.

  5. Click a button in the dialog box. The dialog box closes. The Purchase Order window appears.

  6. Click Issue. A dialog box appears prompting you to confirm if you want to issue the purchase order.

  7. Click OK. The purchase order’s status changes to issued.