SAV Academy · Purchases Cycle
Purchase order
Purpose
Order goods or services from a supplier before receiving and invoicing them.
Who uses it
Purchasing staff.
Step by step
- 1Open Purchases → Orders → New.
- 2Select the supplier and add lines with quantities and prices.
- 3Send the order to the supplier.
- 4Convert to goods receipt and/or purchase invoice.
Key fields
| Order status | Open, received, invoiced. |
| Lines | Ordered items and costs. |
Practical example
Order 5 units at 50 AED, receive, then match to the supplier invoice.
Accounting impact
An order posts nothing; the purchase invoice recognises the payable and VAT input.