Purchases overview
The Purchases section records what you buy from suppliers: supplier invoices that bring goods into stock and book the supplier debt, and the queue of documents that still need entering. It is used by purchasing staff and accountants.
Open it from the Purchases group in the left menu.
What is in this section
| Page | What it does |
|---|---|
| Invoices | The list of purchase invoices with filters, statuses, totals and mass actions. Purchases list and filters |
| New purchase | Enter a supplier invoice line by line or from a file; the goods are received into the chosen warehouse and the supplier debt is booked. Creating a purchase / entering stock |
| Unentered purchases | Supplier documents that arrived by email or upload and are waiting to be turned into purchases. Unentered purchases |
| Purchase orders | Orders sent to suppliers before the goods arrive (shown under Sales → Purchase orders); receiving one creates the purchase. |
| Purchase report | Purchases by period, supplier and product (Accounting → Turnover → Purchase report). |
Related
- Inventory overview — other ways to change stock
- Adding stock: which method to use
- Companies overview — suppliers and supplier debts
- Payments overview — paying supplier debts