Create a purchase blanket order

Click Accounts payable> Purchase order.
If you have not previously done so, click Advancedto see the complete form.
On the header of Purchase order , press CTRL+N to create a new purchase order.
Select a vendor and transfer vendor information into the purchase order when prompted.
In the Purchase typefield, select Blanket order.
Enter or modify information if needed and click OKwhen completed.
In the bottom section of the Purchase orderform, press CTRL+N to create lines for the blanket order.
Select or enter Item number, Quantity, Unit, Unit price. Repeat this process for each order line required for the blanket order.

Note
You can also create blanket orders through a journal. Select Accounts payable> Journals> Purchase orders> Blanket order. The Blanket orderform works the same way as the Purchase orderform except that you can only create purchase orders of the type Blanket order.

Tip
Based on the blanket order, you create Create a purchase release orderwith specific delivery date, delivery address, and quantity. You can view the status of a blanket order, for example the remaining quantity to be delivered, in the Open purchase order lines form.

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