You can create a purchase order for a ${Supplier.Name} on this tab.

How to create a New ${PurchasedOrder.Name}

1. Mouse-over ${Actions} and select ${New} ${PurchasedOrder.Name}.
2. In the New ${PurchasedOrder.Name} dialog box, enter the details. Check the Color Base Ordering check box if the PO is a Color based one and click on ${Save}.
   NOTE: If you do not select the Color Base Ordering checkbox, the PO is SKU based by default.
   You can also update the information in the ${PurchasedOrder.Name} table.
3. Click on a ${PurchasedOrder.Name} to create Orders.
4. The following State is displayed depending on the stage of the PO. You can edit this field also.
   • Draft: This State is default state displayed at the time of creating a new ${PurchaseOrder.Name}.
   • Negotiation: When the ${PurchasedOrder.Name} is in the negotiation stage. After negotiating, the state can be changed to Ready or Abandon. When a ${PurchasedOrder.Name} is abandoned, the State is displayed as Abandon
   • Ready: The state in which the ${PurchasedOrder.Name} is ready to be issued after price negotiation. On selecting Issue to issue the ${PurchaseOrder.Name}, the State is changed to Issue. Alternatively, on selecting Renegotiate, the State is displayed as Negotiate.
   • Issued: The state when the ${PurchasedOrder.Name} is issued to the ${Supplier.Name}. On selecting Close, the state of the ${PurchasedOrder.Name} will be displayed as Closed. Alternatively, on selecting Renegotiate, the State is displayed as Negotiate.
     

NOTE: The blank option initiates no action. Once a PO is closed, then no changes can be updated.

The following attributes are displayed in the Default view:

• ${PurchasedOrder.Name}: The name of the  ${PurchasedOrder.Name} defined at the time of creating a  ${PurchasedOrder.Name}
• PO Group: One or more  ${PurchasedOrder.Plural} can be combined in a PO Group (Sourcing > Supplier PO > PO Group tab). On selecting the  ${PurchasedOrder.Name}, the group to which the selected  ${PurchasedOrder.Name} belongs will be displayed automatically.
• Supplier: The supplier details are selected at the time of creating a new  ${PurchasedOrder.Name}. This field cannot be edited in the table. One or more Suppliers can be defined on the Sourcing > Supplier tab.
• Factory: Select a factory from the drop-down list. The list of factories can be defined on the Sourcing > Factory tab.
• Country of Origin:  One or more country of origin can be defined at the time of creating a factory on the Sourcing > Factory tab. On selecting a Factory in the previous attribute, the associated country of origin (defined for the selected factory) will be automatically displayed in this cell.
• Order Date: Click anywhere within the cell to view the calendar and select an order date.
• Target Date: Click anywhere within the cell to view the calendar and select the target date for confirming the order.
• Confirmed Date: Click anywhere within the cell to view the calendar and select the date on which the order was confirmed.
• Total Supplier PO Value: The total order value is displayed in this column. The total order value is calculated on the Sourcing > Shipment tab.
• Remarks: Enter remarks for the ${PurchasedOrder.Name}
• Comments: Enter brief comments for the ${PurchasedOrder.Name}
• State: The following three states are available in the drop-down list - Ready, Negotiate, Abandon. Select a suitable state for the ${PurchasedOrder.Name}
• Actions: To execute the icons in the ${Actions} column, refer Generic Features. Click the Edit icon to edit the ${PurchasedOrder.Name}. Click the PDF icon to export the view to PDF.

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Pre-requisites: Define Country of Origin, Define Suppliers, and Define Factory