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How can I create a purchase order?
How can I create a purchase order?

Once a job has been assigned to a supplier, you can create a PO in just a click.

Caroline Bries avatar
Written by Caroline Bries
Updated over a week ago

➡️ If you're using LSP.expert V1, click here.

To create a purchase order, the first thing you have to do is to assign the job in question to a supplier. For that, you have to click in the job on the Outsourcing tab. To know how to outsource a job to a supplier, see this article: https://help.lsp.expert/en/articles/1168599-how-can-i-outsource-a-job-to-a-supplier.

To create a purchase order for the supplier, click on 'Create a purchase order' in the details of the outsourcing. (To access the details of the outsourcing, click on on the Outsourcing tab of the job.)

The PO has now been created and has been added to your list of POs. The Actions button allows you to generate a PDF document and to send the PO per email, among other options. To edit the details of the PO, click on Edit in the Overview panel. 

You can decide on the format of the purchase order number. The system will try to increment it for your next purchase order.


To change the status of the PO, simply click on it (in the details of the PO or simply in your list of POs).

If the PO is defined as Sent in the client's system, the supplier can also see and download the PO from the supplier portal. To know how to use the LSP.expert supplier portal, see this article: http://help.lsp.expert/en/articles/3340222-getting-started-with-the-supplier-portal


If you're using LSP.expert V1

To create a purchase order, the first thing you have to do is to assign a job to a supplier. For that, you have to click in the job on the 'Outsourcing' tab (in the menu on the left).

Then, you choose the supplier in the list and you click on the 'V' icon on the right.

You then arrive in the details of the outsourcing for this job.

To know how to use the LSP.expert supplier portal, see this article: http://help.lsp.expert/en/articles/3340222-getting-started-with-the-supplier-portal

To create a purchase order for the supplier, click on 'Create' > 'A purchase order'.

The PO has now been created. The 'Actions' button allows you to edit the details of the PO, generate a PDF document and send the PO per email.

You can decide on the format of the purchase order number. The system will try to increment it at the next purchase order.
To change the status of the PO, simply click on it.
In the Document configuration field, you can set the language in which you communicate with the supplier (documents and emails). Your language is not in the list? You can add it in 'Settings' > 'Document and email configuration'. The default language specified is the one you defined at the supplier level.

To create a PDF of the PO and email it to the supplier (if you use LSP.expert to send your purchase orders), use the 'Actions' button.

If the PO is defined as Sent in the client's system, the supplier can also see and download the PO from the portal.

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