# Purchase Orders {% hint style="info" %} **Advanced Feature** This feature is part of our advanced offerings. If you’re interested in exploring this and other premium features, we encourage you to contact our sales team. {% endhint %}

**Purchase Orders** act as a detailed list of items you would like to order from a vendor. Using the **Purchasing tab**, you can view past and current orders. You can dive deeper into the **Purchase Order Window** by performing one of the following: * **Double-click** an order * **Select** an order and press Return. {% hint style="info" %} **Quick Tips!** Before processing any orders or shipments, please ensure at least one vendor exists in Tuplo Studio. For more details, please refer to the [Vendors](https://docs.tuplo.com/using-tuplo-studio/vendors) section. {% endhint %} *** ## Creating a Purchase Order

More Options Menu choices in the Vendors tab.

To **build** a purchase order: 1. **Open** the Vendors tab. 2. **Select** a vendor. 3. **Choose** **More Options > New Purchase Order for Vendor**. *** ## Add Products

Adding products to a Purchase Order from the Products Tab.

After creating the order, the next step is selecting products to add. To start: * **Confirm** that the purchase order you want to add products to is open. * **Open** the Products tab in the Navigator Window and expand all sections. Then, 1. **Select** a product group. 2. **Select** desired products. 3. **Enter** a quantity into the PO entry. 4. **Click** the Add button. *** ### Edit Product Quantities and Costs

Edit Cost and Quantity in the Purchase Order Window.

You can adjust the cost and quantity of products added to your purchase order using the value entries in the Product Order Window. To do so: 1. **Select** the products in the order you wish to adjust. 2. **Enter** the value. 3. **Click** Update. *** ## Update Purchase Order Details

While building your purchase order, you can modify billing and shipping information anytime. If you have provided company details, Tuplo Studio auto-fills purchase order details with that information. To **open** the edit window and make changes: 1. **Click** the Edit button in the Purchase Order Window. 2. **Enter** the desired changes. 3. **Click** Update to apply them. ### Shipping Method While editing the billing and shipping details, a drop-down menu titled **Ship Via** provides a selection of different shipping methods to request from the vendor. ### Related Orders and Reference Numbers Any associated order IDs can be attached to the purchase order by activating the Relates to Customer Order checkbox and entering a value into the Order ID field. In cases where you communicate with a vendor before issuing the purchase order to them, you can include a reference number they provided in the Ref # entry. *** ## Vendor Notes

A Vendor Note in the Purchase Order Window.

Separate from the standard notes section, purchase orders feature an additional **Vendor Note** section that lets you communicate extra information to the vendor. For example, a vendor note might include an explanation of the urgency of a shipment or simply an additional thank you for providing a great product. *** ## More Options Actions

The More Options Menu in the Purchase Order Window.

Using **More Options** in the Purchase Order Window, you can: * **Print** purchase orders using your computer's native printing settings. * **Close** purchase orders after receiving them. * **Delete Selected Items** from the purchase order. * **Delete** the purchase order itself. {% hint style="info" %} **Quick Tips!** Delete Purchase Orders only when none of the requested products have been received. For instructions on removing received items, refer to the Shipments section. {% endhint %} *** ## Add Notes Purchase orders feature the standard Tuplo Studio **Notes** section for internal communications. To attach notes to purchase orders, follow these steps. 1. **Click** the Add button. 2. **Enter** a Note. 3. **Click** the Save button. *** ## Video Tutorial {% embed url="" %} Using saved vendor information, you will discover how to build orders to restock your products efficiently. {% endembed %}