Purchase orders

Build a purchase order line by line, send it to a supplier, and receive stock as it arrives.

Last updated 2026-06-29

A purchase order (PO) records what you're buying from a supplier and tracks it through to delivery. Receiving against a PO is what raises your stock counts. Open Purchase Orders from the Inventory section of the sidebar.

Create a purchase order

  1. Choose the supplier

    Start a new PO and pick the supplier you're ordering from.

  2. Add line items

    Use the line-item builder to add each product with the quantity ordered and the unit cost. The PO totals as you build it.

  3. Save the order

    Save the PO. It now appears in your purchase order list with its status.

Receive stock

When the delivery arrives, open the PO and record what you actually received.

  1. Open the PO detail

    The detail view shows each line with how many were ordered and how many are still outstanding.

  2. Receive quantities

    Enter received quantities. You can receive partially — log what came in now and the rest later — and the PO tracks receive progress.

  3. Stock updates automatically

    Receiving adds to the product's stock and writes a stock-in entry to its movement history.

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