{"id":3330,"date":"2014-04-11T17:45:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T21:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/3330\/how-do-i-create-and-complete-a-purchase-order\/"},"modified":"2018-09-28T15:42:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T19:42:53","slug":"how-do-i-create-and-complete-a-purchase-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/32383070\/how-do-i-create-and-complete-a-purchase-order\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I create and complete a purchase order?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>To create a new purchase order in inFlow On-Premise:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Main Menu &gt; Purchasing &gt; New Purchase Order.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Begin by adding your vendor information at the top of the order:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your vendor is already in the system, you\u2019ll see them highlighted as you type their name into the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vendor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> field. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your vendor is not in your system yet, continue typing out the full vendor name and click <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to create a record for them. As you fill out their contact information, inFlow will automatically save it to their product record. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Add items to your order by clicking into the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Item<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> column and type in your product name.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote><p><b>TIP:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> When adding items to your order, you can filter your product selection by clicking <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Show Search <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in the product table. This let\u2019s you quickly filter your products by vendor, category, price, and other fields &#8211; right from the order! <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><div class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26526\" src=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/04\/22083_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1016\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/04\/22083_2.png 1016w, https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/04\/22083_2-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/04\/22083_2-768x555.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/div><\/p>\n<p><b>To complete a purchase order in inFlow On-Premise:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fulfilled<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> when your vendor has fulfilled the order to move the items into your inventory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pay<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> when you\u2019ve paid your vendor, this will mark this order as paid.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Video tutorial<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EADJzs3ERB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n<h2>What else can I do from the purchase order screen?<\/h2>\n<p>Now that you&#8217;ve created your purchase order, here are some extra details you can add or modify:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/35054820\/can-i-receive-part-of-a-purchase-order-and-leave-it-for-later\/\">receiving only part of the purchase order, leaving the rest for later<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/31384974\/how-do-i-return-items-to-my-vendor\/\">returning any damaged items to your vendor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/30823230\/can-i-track-products-with-serial-numbers-using-inflow\/\">purchasing serialized items<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/34578734\/how-do-i-handle-tariffs-charged-on-my-incoming-shipments\/\">add any non-vendor costs (duties, tariffs)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/38905640\/how-do-i-set-taxes-for-my-orders\/\">set up your taxes through the order<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To create a new purchase order in inFlow On-Premise: Click Main Menu &gt; Purchasing &gt; New Purchase Order. Begin by adding your vendor information at the top of the order: If your vendor is already in the system, you\u2019ll see them highlighted as you type their name into the Vendor field. 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