Purchase Order Status

Modified on Wed, 16 Nov, 2022 at 3:57 PM

The Status of a Purchase Order is displayed in the top right-hand corner. We keep a record of status changes along with the initials of the User who set the status, and date and time of the last status changes.


StatusDescription
NewFirst Status of a Purchase Order. The details can still be edited
Awaiting AuthorisationPO can still be edited, but the department head has been emailed to review the costs and Authorise
AuthorisedPO costs are now locked as the costs have been signed off
ReceivedThe work is complete or the goods have been received set as Goods Received
CompletedOnce all work has been fully invoiced enter the Completion Details e.g. Supplier Invoice Numbers, Invoice Amount, Invoice Dates, and any relevant Discrepancy Reasons
CancelledPO was not required and cancelled. A Purchase Order cannot be Cancelled if it is already Completed or if it has associated


Please Note: To Cancel a Purchase Order you need to follow the steps below:

  1. Menu
  2. Cancel Order

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