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A purchase order commits the company to buy from a supplier. It can be created directly or from a . and reconcile against its lines. Each purchase-order line tracks received and invoiced quantities independently. The line closes only after both quantities are satisfied, allowing receiving and billing to advance separately.

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Line fields

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Types

A purchase order is one of two types: a plain Purchase, or — sending parts out to a vendor for a production step, where the line links to a job operation. Returns to a supplier are recorded separately as supplier returns.

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Status

The status is computed from the state of its lines, never set by hand.