Purchase Orders

In Project Management, Purchase Orders are used to authorise the purchase of items needed on the construction project and they can also assist the accounting department with invoicing and paying for items. In the Purchase Orders Section, IPM allows you to create and store records of all the purchase orders for a particular job. If IPM is integrated with your accounting software, you can also use the Purchase Orders section to send purchase orders through to the accounting software once they are approved.

This section will show you how to:

• Create a Purchase Order

• Add Item information to it

• Create Invoices for the Purchase Order

• Send the Purchase Order

Definition of Purchase Order

In IPM a Purchase Order is an authorisation to purchase certain items from a vendor. It can include details of the products to be purchased, including quantities, prices and delivery dates, as well as invoice information.