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# Creating a Purchase Order from a Supplier's Page
Placing an order is made really easy in Supply'd. We reworked the standard ordering process and made it faster and more seamless than existing ordering platforms and stores.
In addition to adding products to your cart from anywhere in Supply’d, you can create a **Purchase Order** directly from a supplier’s page. This allows you to browse the supplier’s products, enter quantities, review pricing and delivery details, and submit the order from one place.
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Supply’d also has a **Smart Purchase Orders** feature, which helps you order faster and more accurately by using real-time data. It considers factors such as current stock levels, historical sales, and upcoming production to suggest the right quantities to order.
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👉 See the [Smart Purchase Orders](/supplyd-erp/purchases/smart-purchase-orders.md) document for details on how to use this feature.
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This document will guide you through placing **Purchase Orders** from a supplier's page:
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## Creating a Purchase Order from a Supplier's Page
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#### Select the Supplier
Select **Suppliers** from the main menu, then choose the supplier from the list.
The supplier's details will open.
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#### Go to the Orders Tab
Go to the **Orders** tab. This tab shows a list of all the orders you’ve placed with this supplier.
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#### Click Add+
Click **Add +** in the top right.
The **Edit Purchase Order** form will open.
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#### Complete the Form
**Supplier**
The supplier is entered automatically based on the supplier selected when creating the Purchase Order.
**Location**
Select the location placing or receiving the order.
**Order Number**
Supply’d automatically generates a unique number to identify and track the Purchase Order.
**Product**
Select the field or begin typing to search the supplier’s available products, then choose the product you want to add to the order.
Repeat for any addition items you want to add to the order.
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Clicking the **Qty** field opens a pop-up displaying the product’s current inventory quantities, including **Available** and **On Hand** stock.\
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**Qty**
Enter the quantity of the product you want to order. The **Subtotal ex tax** is calculated automatically using the product’s configured purchase price.
Repeat for all items in the order.
**Shipping**
Select an available shipping rule that applies to the order. Alternatively, enter a custom shipping name and manually enter the shipping price.
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This field only appears for applicable customer types.
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**Preferred Delivery**
Select the field, then choose your preferred delivery date from the calendar.
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This field only appears after a product has been selected.
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Grey-shaded dates indicate the supplier’s configured delivery days. If no dates are shaded, the supplier either has no specific delivery days configured or can deliver on any day.
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**Payment Method**
Select the payment method to use for the order.
**Order Notes**
Enter any instructions or information the supplier needs for this order.
**Send Timing**
Choose whether to send the Purchase Order immediately or schedule it to be sent later. Scheduling the order is useful when preparing it in advance but delaying when the supplier receives the notification.
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This field will only show if **Enable Send Later** is set to "**Yes**" in the [Purchase Settings](/supplyd-erp/settings/purchase-settings.md#cart-settings) section of your [Purchase Settings](/supplyd-erp/settings/purchase-settings.md).\
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When **Send Later** is selected, a calendar will appear, allowing you to choose the date to send the order.
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If you choose a specific **Send Later** date, the **Preferred Delivery Date** will be recalculated based on the supplier’s delivery settings.
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**Subtotal / Tax / Total**
The amounts in the bottom-right corner show the order subtotal excluding tax, the applicable tax amount, such as GST, and the final total including tax.
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**Note:** If an asterisk (\*) appears beside the subtotal when adding items, delivery charges or other amounts, it indicates that the amount is subject to tax (GST in this example).\
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#### Perform Additional Options for the Order Items
Click the 3 dots beside an item to open its available options menu.
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👉 See the [Purchase Order Options](/supplyd-erp/purchases/placing-purchase-orders/purchase-order-options.md) for full details about these options.
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**Edit Price**
Opens the **Edit Price** form, where you can adjust the item’s purchase price or apply an available supplier discount before placing the order.
**Remove Item**
Will remove the item from the order.
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#### Perform Additional Options for the Order
Clicking on the 3 dots in the top right will open a menu.
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👉 These options are fully explained in the [Purchase Order Options](/supplyd-erp/purchases/placing-purchase-orders/purchase-order-options.md) document.
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**Place Order**
Select this option to place the Purchase Order. It provides an alternative to the button at the bottom of the page.
**Show Prices Ex Tax**
Displays all item prices on the order excluding applicable taxes.
**Import Lines**
Import multiple products into the Purchase Order from a file. This is useful when adding a large number of products, as it avoids entering each item manually.
**Mark As > Placed Without Sending**
Places the Purchase Order without emailing it to the supplier.
**Remove**
Removes all items from the cart.
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#### Click Place Order
Once you have reviewed and confirmed the order details, click to send the order to the supplier.
An **Order Confirmation** will appear on the screen.
The order will appear on the list under the **Orders** tab for that supplier.
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The order will initially show a status, indicating that it is waiting to be sent. Once the Purchase Order has been emailed to the supplier, its status will change to .
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**Order Approvals:** If the user placing the order requires approval, designated approvers will receive an email to review, approve or modify it. Approvers can also access the order from the **Orders** section. Selecting **Modify Order** adds the order to the approver’s cart and removes any items already there, so existing orders should be completed first.
👉 See the [Purchase Order Approvals](/supplyd-erp/purchases/placing-purchase-orders/purchase-order-approvals.md) document for more information.
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Purchase Orders can also be created from the **Purchases** page.
👉 See the [Creating a Purchase Order from the Purchases Page](/supplyd-erp/purchases/placing-purchase-orders/creating-a-purchase-order-from-the-purchases-page.md) document for instructions.
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