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min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; display: inline-block; margin: -0.1em 0.1em 0.1em; line-height: 1; vertical-align: middle; } span.fr-emoticon { font-weight: normal; font-family: "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "NotoColorEmoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", "EmojiSymbols"; display: inline; line-height: 0; } blockquote { border-left: solid 2px #5e35b1; color: #5e35b1; margin-left: 0; padding-left: 5px; } blockquote blockquote { border-color: #00bcd4; color: #00bcd4; } blockquote blockquote blockquote { border-color: #43a047; color: #43a047; } table.grid { border-collapse: collapse; } table.grid td, table.grid th { border: 1px solid #ddd; } .fr-fic.fr-dib { display: block; margin: 5px auto; } .fr-fic.fr-dib.fr-fir { text-align: right; margin: 5px 0 5px auto; } .fr-fic.fr-dib.fr-fil { text-align: left; margin: 5px auto 5px 0; } .fr-fic.fr-dii { float: none; margin: 5px auto; } .fr-fic.fr-dii.fr-fil { float: left; margin: 5px auto; } .fr-fic.fr-dii.fr-fir { float: right; margin: 5px auto; } img.fr-dib.fr-fir { margin-right: 0; text-align: right; } img.fr-dib.fr-fil { margin-left: 0; text-align: left; } img.fr-dib { margin: 5px auto; display: block; float: none; } img.fr-bordered { box-sizing: content-box; border: solid 5px #CCC; } img.fr-shadow { box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px 0px #cccccc; } img.fr-rounded { border-radius: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; -moz-background-clip: padding; -webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box; } </style><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>In this guide we will cover:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>- Creating Purchase Orders from Ready For Purchasing</strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- Creating Purchase Orders When No Supplier Is Set</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- Improvements to Ready For Purchasing (v2.238+)</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sales Order lines requiring a Purchase Order will now appear in a separate area of the Quotes &amp; Orders menu. You will also be able to create a purchase order for multiple lines across different Sales Orders as long as the Ticket ID and Supplier is the same for those Sales Orders.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Creating Purchase Orders from Ready For Purchasing</strong><strong><br></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When you click into the Ready For Purchasing area within the Quotes &amp; Orders menu, you will be presented with the view illustrated in Figure 1 where you will be able to see any Sales Order lines that require a Purchase Order in order to fulfil the Sales Order.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImY0N2QwMWJhLTUyMWItNDU4Ny05MDcxLTUwNjlhY2Q5OTJiYiJ9.2BJugc8jLm5r13B51KdyPGgXOsyB2-JDAQae7NjUpCg" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="996" style="width: 998px; height: 532.681px;" height="533"></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Fig 1. Ticket ID of the Sales Order Lines shown</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">From this screen you can raise one or multiple Purchase Orders by selecting the Sales Order lines and then selecting &quot;Create Purchase Orders&quot; in the top right. Once this button is selected, a modal screen will pop out where you can choose delivery and whether you would like the Purchase Orders to be grouped by Ticket ID.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjFjYzI1NWY5LTJmYWMtNDYzZC1iNzAzLWMxYjQyMDg2NDkyMyJ9.ipbwLV5O9SIVUluIC9pMdtWGGWAvxBaXdF0xveDJoYc" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="700" style="width: 702px; height: 309.197px;" height="309"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fig 2. Available options once &quot;Create Purchase Orders&quot; is selected</span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><em>Note: The setting to group Purchase Orders based on Ticket ID will be defaulted to Yes if the global default is enabled in Configuration &gt; Purchase Orders, but it can be disabled at this point of the process by unchecking the setting.&nbsp;</em></span></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Once you select the Save button, you will see the Purchase Orders generate one at a time, grouped where relevant by Ticket or Supplier.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImM4OWY0OGU1LTAwYzUtNGMwOS1hZjkyLTE4ZmRkYjZkMTdhNyJ9.fQBV4fXSlnPG8wE1Vdj4BbQNDYP5nTMqgnPforS_hYw" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="965" style="width: 967px; height: 579.761px;" height="580"></p><p><strong>Fig 3. Purchase Order creation from within the Ready For Purchasing area</strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">If creating a Purchase Order from multiple Sales Orders with the same Supplier, you will receive one Purchase Order with links to the different Sales Orders per Sales Order line.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImIxMGNlMzAyLWUzZmItNGI0NS04NDE3LWJjMjAyMWIzZWJlOCJ9.bmjKik-8Er2GxQYLDVEETCbHc7UUUdOSOX4i6Hs8wOM" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="958" style="width: 960px; height: 527.768px;" height="528"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Fig 4. Links to multiple sales orders shown in the Sales Order column of a Purchase Order</strong></span></span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Creating Purchase Orders When No Supplier Is Set</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In Configuration &gt; Purchase Orders, you can choose for Sales Order lines that do not have a Supplier set to still show in the Ready For Purchasing area.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImY4MTRmZjQ2LTQ1YTItNDFhOC1iNDBhLTVjMjQ1ZGIyOGZlOCJ9.KuKprxVBOjE5oDEQE4ZfDUxs12J17bhfYuq9TxyT-ZI" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="561" style="width: 563px; height: 244.499px;" height="244"></span></p><p><strong>Fig 5. The setting in Configuration to show Sales Order lines with no Supplier set</strong></p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><p><br></p><p>With this setting enabled, Sales Order lines will be separated out into sections within the Ready For Purchasing area according to whether they have a Supplier set or not.&nbsp;</p></span><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjJlOWE5YTczLWRjYzItNDg4My05ZTFmLTNhYzE2YTdkYTk2OSJ9.m1aIHaOdVkKmnb_lZ3wGk_agaOIIsxQL9bY9Bv5KUsU" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="1038" style="width: 1040px; height: 529.344px;" height="529"></strong></span></p><p><strong>Fig 6. Separation of Sales Order lines without a Supplier</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><p>Once I select the lines I would like to order and select &quot;Create Purchase Orders&quot;, in addition the delivery and grouping options shown in Figure 2, I am then also provided with the option to choose the Supplier for any lines that have not yet been given a Supplier.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjE2ZjFkZTM3LTA5MDItNGZlOS1iZWY3LWRmMTUwZmY5YWZjMiJ9.4P8PrrxqkCE7a8OgyHNt0qdqTocL6LqZTYfdt4W_f28" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="689" style="width: 691px; height: 368.395px;" height="368"></p></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><p>Fig 7. Creating Purchase Orders for lines without a Supplier</p></strong></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><p><br></p><p><br></p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><p><strong>Improvements to Ready For Purchasing (v2.238+)</strong></p></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><p>As of version 2.238, some improvements have been made to the Ready For Purchasing area.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The area has now been split out into individual lists according to whether lines have a Supplier set or not (Figure 8), improving visibility and organisation of the Sales Orders in this area.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjFlYzcyODgxLWZhODAtNDc4NC05ZTQwLTUxMDY4NWU1ZDhlOCJ9.3LFTDiCB3Wpba6JsOW6U1a9v5Z0Q9BSBYLbSElPZ-YQ" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="1060" style="width: 1062px; height: 598.582px;" height="599"></p><p><br></p></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><p><strong>Fig 8. New lists within the Ready For Purchasing area</strong></p></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><p><br></p><p>You will also notice when looking at Figure 8, that you can now edit the Supplier for the Sales Order lines from the Ready For Purchasing area using a drop-down selection, without having to click into that Sales Order and the Sales Order line.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;When you select the drop-down to choose a Supplier for a Sales Order line, any overriding costs will display with the relevant Supplier, this is illustrated in Figure 9.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImYwM2IyZWFjLWY2ODktNGQ4ZC04ZmM2LWE1ODFiZjJkMTk5NSJ9.we1XFxDva5_AqLUd2sFVo2NL_C1rpVnv1sfT1UNh_40" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="555" style="width: 557px; height: 309.989px;" height="310"></p><p><br></p></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><p><strong>Fig 9. Overriding costs are now visible when choosing a Supplier for a SO line from Ready For Purchasing</strong></p></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><p><br></p><p>When the Supplier is assigned, the Sales Order line will immediately move to the &quot;Supplier Selected&quot; section of Ready For Purchasing and the overriding cost will have been applied accordingly.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://halo.haloservicedesk.com/api/attachment/image?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6ImUyMTIzZjJjLTE5ZjMtNDRlZi1hNmQ4LTUzZmNhNDU4YzU0MCJ9.-p-_VJwUl53n7jGHJfTXKcfF60y9Zy2z8n6zOjRv9lo" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib" width="1036" style="width: 1038px; height: 186.955px;" height="187"></p><p><br></p></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><p><strong>Fig 10. The Sales Order line now with the assigned Supplier and the overriding cost of that Supplier</strong></p></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><p><br></p></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><p><br></p></span></div>
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