Purchase orders and quantities received

To ensure the purchase order (PO) remains open, @0A9876, you're correct that when copying the PO to a bill, you need to either set the quantity to zero or enter a partial value, as the full item value has not yet been received.

Doing this, the next time you copy the PO to a separate bill, you can enter the remaining quantity with the corresponding amount until marking the PO closed.

If you have multiple items on the purchase order (PO) and some have not been received, you can remove those items by clicking the Trash Can icon in the bill window, followed by clicking Remove Line. This will ensure that the bill transaction remains linked to the PO while keeping its status as Open.

For more details about using PO and how to send them to your vendor, this article can guide you through the process: Create and send purchase orders.

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