To start working with Purchase Orders, you should click on the Inventory group in the navigation pane and select the Purchase Orders view at the view list on the top. Using AvailSuite Purchase Orders module you can:

• Create new Purchase Orders
• Add Parts and Services to a Purchase Order
• Change the sorting order of Purchase Order details
• Attach special instructions and other files

How to create a new Purchase Order?

To create a new Purchase Order, user can use any of the following methods:

• use the New Purchase Order button on the toolbar;
• select New and then Purchase Order in the File menu on the main form;
• fill a new row directly in the Purchase order view;
• open a Vendor details form and click the Add Purchase Order button on the toolbar.

How to add your Parts and Services to an Order?

There is a number of ways to quickly add Parts and Services to a Purchase Order. You may start typing part or service name in the purchase order details grid and system will automatically offer to complete your typing if it can match your text with any of the existing parts or services.

Alternatively, you can use Part/Service selection control by clicking this button:

Note that you may select to display only parts or only services, you may sort the list by clicking on the column caption, and you may quickly filter out the records you want.

How to change the sorting order of Purchase Order Details?

When AvailSuite prints a purchase order, it uses the same sorting order of purchase order details as on the purchase order details form. If you need to change the sorting order of purchase order details, use the Up and Down commands from the context menu. To move a detail up or down, select the detail, right-click it and choose the corresponding command in the context menu appeared.

How to attach special instructions and other files?

Click here to read more about File Attachments.