Order Purchases
Video:
Tutorial:
1. Open the Purchases Assistant screen from the Operations tab or from within the Folder
2. Filter to “Not Ordered” (white lines) by checking the box next to Not Ordered
3. Select the line of the part that needs to be ordered and click the Order button
4. Check the box under the ORD column for the part/parts that you would like to order.
5. If you have only one vendor sourced, or only one vendor with a Rank of "1", it will preselect the vendor in the list. To change the vendor, double-click on any of the vendors from the lists on the right. Set the Expected Delivery Date for each order at the top.
6. The "Note" column allows you to enter a note that will print on the Purchase Order document:
7. Once everything looks correct, click the save button on the button bar
8. You will now be taken to the screen to send out your order. Purchase orders can be e-mailed or printed. If you are ordering by phone, simply close this screen.
a. Vendor Contacts (set up under Company Contacts screen) should be set up in advance to be selected on Print /E-mail Purchase Orders screen.
b. Choose how you would like to send your order, and set the Expected Delivery date for each line (if you did not do so on the prior screen). You can also enter a note in the large text box that will print on the PO, and attach photos and an estimate to an e-mail order. See Photos, Attaching Photos to a Purchase Order for more information.
c. Click the green check mark to submit.
The purchases will now show in the Purchase Assistant as yellow: Ordered (Not Received)