In this article, we will discuss how to order items for stock purposes through Generate PO for Stock. Please take a look at the steps below on how to use this software section.
Please keep in mind if Auto Reserve from Purchase Orders for Stock is turned on in your System Setting page 1. Items on Purchase Orders for Stock will automatically be reserved for sales of the corresponding item.
To place a PO for stock you must navigate to Main Menu > Ordering > Purchase Orders > Generate PO for Stock.
Here, you will see the screen below where you can choose what vendor you intend to order from. Every active vendor in Add/Edit Vendors will show on this list. Select one, then choose Proceed to Next Step.
After selecting Proceed to Next Step you will be taken to the screen below. Here is where you will refine your search. You must choose a Manufacturer but the rest is optional. If you would like to see different sales data to see what items might be selling at what rate, to better inform your purchase decisions. Please make sure you select the options under What information do you want to display on the final page. 
For this article, we searched for the manufacturer John Thomas using the setting seen in the screenshot.
After completing your query you will be presented with a similar screen to the one below. This will be based on the search parameters entered.
Regardless of the options you used to search for the items you will see the Customize button. This is where you will click to begin adding the item(s) that need to be ordered.
On the Customize page, you can choose Fabric, Finish, and Custom Options for the item you are purchasing. Then, in the QTY to Order field, put how many of these items you would like to purchase. To submit them, click Add to PO
After clicking on Add to PO a new tab will open showing the item added to an Unprinted Purchase Order for the vendor. You can close the tab and continue adding items if you wish or select Add More Items at the bottom of the screen to add more items.
For instructions on how this section please see our Purchase Orders - Unprinted Purchase Orders under the section Below, we will discuss a breakdown of the Generate Screen for a walkthrough.