> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.stockful.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Purchase orders

> Create, send, receive and cost purchase orders end to end in Stockful

A **purchase order** (PO) is the order you place with a supplier to restock: which products, how many, and at what cost. In Stockful a purchase order is a full document you own from start to finish - build it from a [reorder recommendation](/user-guide/purchasing/reorder-recommendations) or from scratch, send it to your supplier, receive stock against it in full or in parts, and let it feed your costs and incoming inventory automatically.

## The purchase orders list

Open **Purchase orders** under **Purchasing**. The list has tabs to focus on a status:

* **All** - every purchase order, including archived ones.
* **Draft** - built but not yet ordered. Fully editable, and hasn't touched your inventory.
* **Ordered** - placed with the supplier and awaiting stock.
* **Received** - all the stock has arrived.
* **Cancelled** - orders you called off.

An **Ordered** order that's had some but not all of its stock arrive shows as **Partially received**, and once you finish with it you can mark it **Closed**. Search by reference, supplier or destination, sort by any column, and use the display options to choose which columns you see - reference, status, supplier, destination, expected date, items, total, payment due, and created date.

## How a purchase order flows

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Creating a purchase order" href="/user-guide/purchasing/purchase-orders/creating">
    Start from a reorder recommendation or from scratch: pick a supplier and destination, add products, set costs and currency.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sending to a supplier" href="/user-guide/purchasing/purchase-orders/sending">
    Mark it ordered, export a PDF, or email the order straight to your supplier.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Receiving stock" href="/user-guide/purchasing/purchase-orders/receiving">
    Log shipments in transit and receive units as they arrive - in full or partially - then close the order.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Costs and landed cost" href="/user-guide/purchasing/purchase-orders/costs">
    See how unit costs, shipping and fees combine into the landed cost that sets your margins.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Managing purchase orders" href="/user-guide/purchasing/purchase-orders/managing">
    Cancel, duplicate, archive, tag, and track payment across your orders.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
  The fastest way to a first purchase order is from **Reorder recommendations** - Stockful works out what to buy from each supplier and pre-fills the order for you. See [reorder recommendations](/user-guide/purchasing/reorder-recommendations).
</Tip>