Purchase Types

Purchase Types allow you to define different types of purchase transactions used in your system.

For example, you can define how a purchase order is processed, the stages it passes through, and the document formats it uses.

Note: You must define Purchase Types for your business unit before you can enter purchase transactions.

There are some fixed rules regarding the order in which purchasing stages can be carried out.

For example, Receipt Notes and invoices cannot be processed before all mandatory order stages have been processed.

If the order entry stage is not present, the invoice entry stage is mandatory and receipt notes cannot be processed before invoice entry.

Different Purchase Types include a Purchase Order with or without predefined preset information; Purchase Invoice with or without predefined preset information; Purchase Order for Inventory items and a Purchase Order for office supplies.