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Its a shame this is not going to be done anytime soon it really makes purchase orders useless. :(
Reading all past comments it is hard to believe that something hasn't been done about this before as it looks like we all find it a critical part of purchase orders.

Couldn't agree more Sunny Gill!

People (Your paying customer base) have been requesting this for YEARS!!!!

Unfortunately, Xero don't seem to care about their current customers, they just want to make it look pretty to attract more customers. The new customers will inevitably be unhappy with the product once they find out all the basic accounting features it should have, are non-existent and there are no plans to fix the inadequacies.

People (Your paying customer base) have been requesting this for YEARS!!!!

You charge so much money every month for your subscriptions - why can't you just pull your finger out and fix this CRITICAL issue?

We have been an early adopter of Xero in 2016 and have been waiting to be able to attach and email documents with our Purchase Orders since that date. We are a Meat Export Processing business and so the whole accounting system is based on Buyer Created Invoices (BCI's) and using the purchase order module is the only way we can produce these, but the added work to send documents separately is extremely detrimental to the whole Xero experience.

This is a critical Addition to the purchase order element.
If you are unable to send drawings or specifications with a purchase order, it brings into question issues arising of production errors in the case of a dispute. You need to prove, the order and drawings/Spec were clear at the time of order. They have to be clear and evident on the same documentation to ensure they are a legally binding document. This is only proven if the purchase order and its contents and attachments are clearly together in one email. This has massive legal implication. DONT IGNORE THIS>

I agree with the other comments here. I need to send attachments to the 400 plus vendors I work with each month. I went to another service because I couldn't get the things I need from Xero. Don't get me wrong, I love most of what Xero has to offer, but this is something that causes hours of extra work if I have to send the attachments to each one via email instead of the PO.

It's ridiculous that more than a year has passed and this still isn't done. Why can attachments send from almost every other transaction, but purchase orders aren't available?

Hi Kelly
when is it planned for xero to plan updating Purchase Orders? i agree with Craig Hess comment below. I'm no tech expert but i do understand that this is a fairly easy process to obtain being able to attach a file to POs it affects me daily!!! and very frustrating.
thank you for your reply on this.....

It is with deep-seated frustration and disappointment over the recurring issue of delayed response and lack of progress concerning the redesigning of your Purchase Orders to enable the ability to include attachments when emailing, an extremely basic and simple operational element of your application (which is available in other systems of your software).

The recent response I received from you is disturbingly identical to the one I received years ago when I initially raised this concern. It is inconceivable and utterly unacceptable that a decade has elapsed without a tangible development in the scope of works for this element. In a domain as dynamic as technology, such delays are not only atypical but also alarming.

Moreover, there appears to be a presumption that your users, including us, are oblivious to the conspicuous lack of enhancements to this element over this extensive period. This grossly underestimates our knowledge, insight, and vigilance as users of your application. It is both disrespectful and dismissive.

We, as users and stakeholders of your application, are deeply invested in its growth and improvement, and we remain acutely aware of its evolution. We demand transparency and prompt updates on any developments that directly impact our user experience.

This situation is untenable and requires immediate and substantial corrective action. I insist on a swift and satisfactory resolution to this issue. Do not mistake our patience for passivity; we expect and deserve better.

When I am emailing purchase orders, the email does not include attachments like when sending sales invoices.

I for one think this should be a feature! We often have quotes from suppliers that would make sense to attach to our PO when we send it to the supplier as an order. Keeps it all nice and tidy.

Id like to know what the point of the upload a file in the current PO is if the system cant do anything with the file?

Hi Xero, I have a client that generates approx 40 purchase orders per month and needs to send attachments with all of them. Can you please put this on your radar to provide this as a feature.

My client is a retail building supply store that sends purchase orders to suppliers and needs to provide plans, dimensions, and architect drawing details.
Purchase orders are sent via Xero, but we need to send the additional information separate and this information can get lost.
To be able to submit this information with the purchase order would eliminate this issue.

Thank you for the update Kelly.
I do about 20 + POs a week and more, so for myself this would be very helpful so as not to have to copy and paste onto a new separate email the information attached on our xero PO. As we already have to save as a bill and edit the dates... a very time consuming process, when all the information is sitting in xero.

Hi Kelly
Thanks for the update - but is there any progress on the PO function update which hopefully include the ability to attach files when sending.
Would be awesome to be able to do the attachments to the purchase order.
As we do several RCTI's every month which is generated through the purchase order function and we need to attach files to these as well to support the RTCI. Would save so much time to be able to just send directly from Xero. As it is to create the PO for the RCTI and send it then turn it into a bill is enough without having to also download the RCTI, create an email and then attach the documents and send. Thanks Lisa

Hi there,
This is a critical feature that would save a lot of time and keep everything transparent. Many of our suppliers need additional specifications before they action a purchase order. It would help procurement when raising purchase orders to receive the order and ensure it is correct. It would also save time downloading the PO and sending a separate email with the attachments.

Being able to attach files to Purchase orders would be very beneficial for businesses to run more efficiently. Instead of suppliers receiving a PO then a separate email for other documents is not very productive.
Xero is a massive software program and its extremely disappointing that you are unable to include this feature especially when you are able to with Quotes etc.

This seems like an issue that many would like resolved. It is possible to include attachments when you send out invoices and there is a section in PO to attach documents, so why not add the option to include those attachments when the PO is emailed out.
It is a bit frustrating that we have to let clients know this is not an option in Xero when other BK softwares have it enabled.

This looks like it has been an issue for so many people for so long 9 YEARS! Xero has the ability to add documents to email in other areas of Xero, I can't imagine it is too complicated to add this to the PO area.

Please action attachments to PO's ASAP it seems like such an easy addition to do as the software is already written for attachments to other documents and the point of using Xero is to be quick and productive with accurate information on time. This is a failure by the developers as extra time taken to email the necessary information separately is counterproductive. I would say do it before you do any other enhancements to PO's to put us all out of our misery please.

This would be a incredibly helpful feature for attachments to be sent with the PO and for them to be drawn through to bills when you copy to bill from PO.

Xero have confirmed that there are NO PLANS to implement this basic feature that has been requested by 100s of users since 2014.

Regretting moving to Xero. Fooled by their marketing. Should've done more research into their platform before switching. Such a disappointing experience.

We'll be moving to another platform, most likely Quickbooks, as soon as possible.