Purchase Order
What was ordered from a supplier, before it arrives.
What it does
Records items and quantities ordered from a supplier without affecting stock or the books — a paper trail of the commitment, not the receipt.
How it works
Enter the order
Item, quantity, and expected cost, tied to the supplier.
Convert to an invoice on delivery
When goods actually arrive, the order becomes a real Purchase Invoice that does affect stock and the books.
The problem it solves
Ordering isn't receiving — counting stock or expense before goods physically arrive would misstate both, so the order stays a separate, non-posting document until it's fulfilled.
Part of the domain
📥 PurchaseFrom purchase order to received stock to a balanced payable — tracked end to end.