Once a purchase order is saved, the system automatically assigns a status to it. There are two types of purchase order statuses described below:
Open
When you save a purchase order it is assigned an Open status meaning the inventory against this order has not been received yet. The status of the purchase order will remain open till all inventory items and their quantities listed in the order are received.
If there are remaining quantities not yet received the status of the purchase order will not change. However, you have the option to manually close the status of the order.
Close
Close status of a purchase order indicates that all inventory items against the order have been received and there are no remaining quantities.
Checking and changing Status of Purchase Order
- To check the status of a purchase order, click the Records tab
- Select the supplier to display the purchase order made against that supplier
- Select the date range to display purchase orders made during a specific time period
- All saved purchase orders and their statuses will be visible in the grid
Closing PO Status on the Main Screen
There is another way to close PO status:
- Go Records tab
- Select the record to change its status
- It will load on the main screen
- Mark the checkbox ‘Close PO Status‘
- Click Update
- The status of the PO will become Closed
Note: If the entire inventory is not received against a particular purchase order but you still want to close it, you can do it manually. The closed PO will not show on the GRN screen.
Similarly, if you want to open a closed PO you can do it manually. The open PO will again become visible on the GRN screen.