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Purchase Orders help your team prepare an order before stock arrives. Use a purchase order when you want to request items from a supplier, review what was ordered, and later receive the stock through Purchasing. Purchase orders list

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Create a Purchase Order

  1. Open Inventory.
  2. Go to Purchase Orders.
  3. Click New Purchase Order.
New purchase order action
  1. Choose the supplier.
  2. Set the due date.
  3. Add notes if needed.
  4. Click Continue.
New purchase order modal

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Review the Draft

The purchase order detail page shows the supplier, delivery date, creator, item count, and summary totals. Purchase order detail

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Add Requested Items

  1. Click Add Items.
Add purchase order items
  1. Select the items you want to order.
  2. Click Add Items.
Purchase order item selector

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Edit Quantities and Costs

After items are added, use Edit Quantities & Costs to confirm quantity and cost for each line. Check the unit carefully. Supplier links can help Plato show the supplier order unit and convert it to the item’s storage unit.

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What Happens Next

A purchase order prepares the request. It does not add stock by itself. Stock is added when the items are received through Purchasing.