How to enter Purchase Orders

To receive the products, Receive Note has to be created from the PO. Multiple Receive Notes can be created against a PO. So you may receive products in multiple shipments. 

Entering Purchase rate and shipping rates is optional. 

PO statuses

Draft

PO is still being drafted and has not been shared with the Vendor yet.

Incoming

PO is confirmed and sent to the vendor. The incoming stock quantity of the product is updated for reference.

Closed

PO is closed and no further action can be taken on the PO. PO auto closes after complete delivery of stock from supplier. You can manually close PO with partial delivery of stock.