Purchase order processing flow

This table shows the progression of a purchase order from creation to costing.

Purchase Order Entry	Stage 0 (Entered)	The buyer has entered a Quote (QU), Blanket Order (BL), or Blanket Release (BR).
Purchase Order Entry	Stage 1 (Ordered)	The buyer has manually entered a purchase order. Purchase orders in this stage can also be created by Purchase Exceptions Report, Purchase Demand Center Entry, Sales Order Entry, or by copying or converting another purchase order.
Purchase Entry Processing Print POs Report	Stage 2 (Printed)	The purchase order can be printed inPurchase Entry Processing Print POs Report or Purchase Order Entry.
	Stage 3 (Acknowledged) Optional	This stage is used for incoming EDI purchase order acknowledgments.
Purchase Pre-Receiving Report	Stage 4 (Pre-received)	Pre-receiving generates receiver numbers and recommended bin assignments.
Purchase Receipt of Inventory Entry	Stage 5 (Received)	Purchase Receipt of Inventory Entry updates balances in General Ledger, Product, Sales Order Entry, Purchase order, Vendor accounts payable, warehouse Transfer, and Sales Manager (rebates). Process Sales Entry Processing Back Order Fill Report to fill back orders. Inventory is on hand.
Vendor Invoice Center Entry	Stage 6 (Closed)	Purchase orders are costed and closed in Vendor Invoice Center Entry.