Purchase orders are the orders you send to your vendors (suppliers) to obtain certificates to fill your user's orders. 

How to create a new purchase order?

Navigate to Purchase Orders (Inventory > Purchase Orders).  Click on the New Purchase Order.


The following box will appear displaying the options to select and fill your purchase order.


 
Select Vendor: Select the vendor that you would like to make the purchase order with.  A separate order is required for each vendor.
Add Certificates:
-Manually: A blank order is created and you manually select each certificate to order and the amount.
-Automatically: An order will be created and certificates will be added using the criteria below.
Certificates to Add:
- All Orders: All certificates ordered between the date range selected will be added.
- All Unfilled Orders: All certificates unfilled for orders between the date range selected will be added.
- Certificates to Order: Creates a purchase order with the goal of maintaining your desired minimum inventory in stock.  This looks at your current inventory, backordered certificates, certificates ordered from prior purchase orders not yet added to inventory, and all unfilled orders and decides what needs to be purchased for you to fill orders AND maintain your desired minimum inventory.
Then select the type of certificate to add: Regular Certificates, Special Order Certificates, or Both types.

Select Time Frame:
Select the date range of orders to add certificates from.

Once a purchase order(s) is made, you will automatically be redirected to the purchase order form for the new order.