Enter the purchase order details

Open: Purchase Order Processing > Purchase Orders > Enter New Order | Order Details.

1. Select the supplier from the Account selection section.

   Note: If supplier alerts have been set up for this supplier account and document type, they'll be displayed before you continue. To view the alert messages again, click the alert icon next to the supplier account. See Supplier alerts.

2. If you are using multiple locations to store your stock items, select the warehouse to deliver the goods to from the By default supply to list. The warehouse is then displayed as the suggested delivery location for each standard item added to the order.

   Note: Once a stock item is added to the order, you cannot change the selected default warehouse on the Order Details tab.

3. Accept or amend the order Document date (the default is today's date).

4. Enter the requested delivery date or leave it blank.

   Note: The delivery date is displayed as the suggested date for the goods/services added to the order. The suggested date on the items can be amended.

5. Enter a supplier reference number, if applicable.
6. If you are dealing with a foreign currency supplier, accept or amend the displayed exchange rate.