Create purchase orders from back-to-back sales orders

Once you have created a back-to-back sales order, you can create the purchase order. Purchase orders are created for each supplier.

Create a separate purchase order for each sales order

1. Choose Save and Generate PO on your sales order.

Provided the stock item fulfilment method is set to From supplier via stock, a purchase order is created automatically with the next sequential purchase order number.

2. Open Purchase Orders > Enquiries > View Purchase Order and locate the purchase order that has been created.
3. To see details of the linked sales order, select the purchase order and click View Order, then select the item and click View item. Then select Linked Orders.

You can process the purchase order in the usual way. When you confirm receipt of items these are automatically allocated to the linked sales order.

Create one purchase order for all sales orders

1. Choose Save on your sales order.
2. Open Purchase Orders > Purchase Orders > Generate Orders.
3. Select Update Order List.
4. Select Include back-to-back orders.
See how to set this as the default option

1. Choose Settings > Purchase Orders > POP Settings.
2. Select the Order Entry tab.
3. Select Generate purchase orders for back-to-back sales orders.

Generate and process the purchase order in the usual way.

5. Generate and process the purchase order in the usual way.