Click Accounts payable> Common Forms> Purchase order .

Click Advancedto see the complete form.

Press CTRL+N to create a new purchase order.

In the Create purchase orderform, select a vendor.

• Click Yesto copy existing vendor information to the purchase order.

• Click Noto create the new purchase order without copying previous vendor purchase information.

In the Purchase orderlist, select the type of purchase order to create.

For more information about order types, see About purchase orders.

Enter or modify the information in the Create purchase orderform if needed, and click OK.

On the Linestab in the Purchase orderform, enter or select a value in the Item number, Quantity, Unit, and Unit pricefields.

If the purchase order is for a fixed asset, use the Fixed assetstab to enter an existing fixed asset number or to create a new fixed asset.

Press CTRL+N or press the down arrow key to create additional lines for the purchase order.

Tip
To shift between the purchase order header and line, press CTRL+PAGE DOWN and CTRL+PAGE UP. To delete an order, press ALT+F9.

To display inventory dimensions on the Linestab, click Inventory> Dimensions display.

To view the order status, such as the remaining quantity to be delivered, use the Open purchase order lines( Accounts payable> Inquiries> Order status> Open purchase order lines). For more information, see View the status of open purchase orders.