What is a Purchase Order

A purchase order (PO) is a commercial document issued by your clinic to a vendor indicating types, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services.

It is used to control the purchasing of products and services from external suppliers.

Example of Purchase Orders

Your clinic might write up purchase orders for supplies such as purchasing:

• Braces
• Eye Glass Frames
• Massage Oils
• Towels
• Hot & Cold Packs
• Athletic Tap
• Physiotherapy Tables

How to create a Purchase Order

1. Go to:

• Accounting > Purchase Orders > New Purchase Order

2. Vendor #: This will populate if you have entered a Vendor # when you select a Vendor or if you know the Vendor # you can enter it or you can click the Go button to make a selection.

3. Vendor Name: Start typing the name of the Vendor or select from the Vendor list you entered under Settings. If you entered a Vendor # in the record when you created it will auto-populate int he Vendor # field.

4. Staff: Select from the drop-down.

5. Clinic: Select the clinic if you have more than 1 location.

6. New Item: Select the “New Item” button to add additional items to the order.

7. Notes: Include if applicable. These notes will appear on the bottom of the Purchase Order.

8. Save Actions: Select from the drop-down menu.

9. Under Accounting, Purchase Orders the Status will appear as New.

10. After you saved the purchase order select the green icon to the left of the item and select "Print" to mark it as sent and send to the vendor.  The Status field under Purchase Orders will show as "Sent".

Inventory Updates

After Saving the new purchase order the # of items you ordered will appear under the Product & Service item, under the Inventory tab. The total ordered will appear under the Order column.

***View the Receive Inventory Section next to update your purchase order.