About processing a create PO order

A create PO order is similar to a drop ship order in that you create a purchase order for the items your customer is order. However, with a create PO order, the vendor delivers the items directly to you and not to your customer. This way, you have the option of combining those items with items from your inventory before shipping to a customer. This chart explains a high-level overview of the create PO process:

Concept flow: Create PO order process

Be aware that the Purchase Order application may combine several customer order lines onto one purchase order if they are all for the same vendor. If you do not want this to happen, then review the Single Document to a PO feature discussed in the Purchase Order User Guide.