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<p class="Help-Heading-1" style="background-color: #008000;">Using 'Suggest PO'</p>
<p class="Help-Text"><a href="purchasingoverview.htm">Purchasing Overview</a> <span style="color: #c0c0c0;">|</span> <a href="../qbpos_basic_procedures/basic_email_documents.htm">E-mail POs to Vendors</a></p>
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<p class="Help-Text">Point of Sale can suggest and generate purchase orders for items that are on your <a href="../qbpos_inventory/inven_reminder_reorder.htm">reorder reminders</a> list.</p>
<p class="Help-Text">When this feature is used, Point of Sale displays a list of proposed items to order.</p>
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<p class="Help-Text">&#160;&#160;&#160;<img src="../image/suggest_po.gif" alt="image\suggest_po.gif" title="image\suggest_po.gif" width="383" height="98" border="0"></p>
<p class="Help-Info-Line">To have Point of Sale suggest POs:</p>
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<p class="Help-Steps">Select <span class="hcp1">S</span><font class="hcp2">uggest POs</font> from the Purchasing menu or from the Reorder Reminders I Want To menu.</p>
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<p class="Help-Indent">Point of Sale produces a list of suggested reorder items.</p>
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<p class="Help-Steps">Enter an <font class="hcp2">Order Qty</font> for each item. POs are not generated for an item if you leave the Order Qty field blank.</p>
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<p class="Help-Indent">Several item information fields, including current on-hand quantity, available quantity, and quantity already on order, are displayed or <a href="../qbpos_basic_procedures/basic_customizelistcolumns.htm">available</a> to help you decide on new order quantities.</p>
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<p class="Help-Steps">If you purchase an item from <a href="../qbpos_inventory/inv_multivendor.htm">multiple vendors</a>, your primary vendor is suggested. If necessary, add and use the <font class="hcp2">Order From</font> column to change the vendor.</p>
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<p class="Help-Steps">Select <span class="hcp1">C</span><font class="hcp2">reate POs</font> from the I Want To menu.</p>
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<p class="Help-Indent">Point of Sale generates purchase orders as specified using the item order costs from inventory. If multiple items are ordered for a vendor, they are combined on a single PO for that vendor. A confirmation message displays the number of POs created.</p>
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<p class="Help-Steps">The POs can be viewed, edited to change order costs or add additional items, and printed or e-mailed to your vendor(s).</p>
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