Purchasing & Receiving

12 | "From Sales" Purchase Order Creation

This article covers how to Create and Post a new Purchase Order using Auto option "From Sales" which bases an order on a specific period's sales quantities, e.g. previous week's sales or current month's. The quantities in the auto P.O. can be easily changed before being posted.

This article covers how to Create and Post a new Purchase Order using Auto option "From Sales" which bases an order on a specific period's sales quantities, e.g. previous week's sales or current month's.

The quantities in the auto P.O. can be easily changed before being posted.

How-To

  • The 'From Sales' option will generate a Purchase Order based on sales and will, therefore, replace any stock sold

  1. Run BackOffice and Log In

  2. From the Stock Control menu, select Purchasing and Receiving

  3. Choose the corresponding Venue from the drop-down selection 

  4. Click on the New Purchase Order button

  5. A Supplier List will appear; select the desired Supplier


  • After selecting a Supplier,  the below screen will be displayed


  • Choose From Sales

  • The Period Selection Screen will be displayed; select the desired period for Ordering

  • The Purchase Order will be generated automatically based on sales from period selected

  • Add, remove or alter values using the same method as with a Manual/Blank purchase Order

  • To Post the Purchase Order select the Post Purchase Order button