In the previous lesson we became familiar with the process of adding a new item to the Items list.
In the current lesson you will learn how to create a Purchase Order in the Free Accounting system.
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The DAYS INN OF TAMPA Customer wants to purchase 10 Shower Curtains items from our Sample Company. We do not have any of these items on hand.
We will purchase them from the BETCO CORPORATION Vendor.
We place an order for 10 items from the BETCO CORPORATION Vendor.
We are purchasing those items by the following cost:
Now we will create a Purchase Order.
- Select Vendors | Create Purchase Order from the Main Menu or press the
Vendors button on the Navigation Pane, select  Purchase Orders,
make right click in the working window and select Add.
- In the New Purchase Order window select from the drop-down list the BETCO CORPORATION Vendor that already existed in the database.
His address will appear in the Vendors Address field.
- Fill in the following information in the current Purchase Order:
Item - Shower Curtain;
Description - BELGIAN WAFFLE WHT. SHOWER CUTAIN 12/CS; (filled automatically)
Quantity - 10;
Uom - EA; (filled automatically)
Cost - $7.00; (filled automatically)
Total - $70.00. (filled automatically)
After placing the order you will see the following Purchase Order on your screen:
- The status of the edited Purchase Order is Current. It is shown
in the top left corner of the Edit Purchase Order window.
Press
 Approve button on the Toolbar to approve the Purchase Order.
Purchase Order is a document for inner use of the company. Its finalization is not reflected in the
MTL - no transactions appear in the MTL.
On the basis of the Purchase Order document,  Purchase Order Receipt is created.
This document will be created in the next lesson.
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