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  1. Not sure why anything needed changing, it's now harder to use. Tab doesn't create a new line automatically, I now need to click on the line, thus making the process take more time. I can't email and print a PO at the same time, it now requires more effort, and making it all full screen strains my eyes. This 'update' feels like it wasn't tested and none of it is for the better.

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    Appreciate your feedback on the new Purchase order experience, Justin. This will be shared back with our product team.

    You should find when you tab from the Description field to the quantity field a new row is automatically added to your PO.

    I want to be upfront there are no intentions to allow switching back to the previous experience, however understand there is also a request around being able to Print and email in one click that would help improve your experience. I've adjusted the title of your idea here and we'll begin to get a sense of the interest for.

  2. Could customisable tracking fields be added to PO's. There are several steps in our business between SENT and then BILLED. the only way we can track this is using a spreadsheet as when looking at a PO in XERO we can not easily check status. Using the Notes is too slow and awkward.
    As an example: We send a PO to Supplier; Items are then Collected by a courier (this could be weeks or months later); Items then Delivered to Customer (also delay here of months). By allowing us to have customised tracking fields we can then update the PO…

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    Thanks for sharing this here Paolo. We understand that a lot goes on between when the purchase order is created and fulfilled. At the moment, while there are no extra statuses, you can use tracking categories if you're not using them already. You can fill in the first tracking category as Collected by courier etc and the other tracking category would be delivered to the customer. While this is just a suggestion, we will open this idea up to the community to gain more support. Cheers

  3. Xero to xero network - send purchase orders. Want to be able to send my regular supplier a Xero Purchase order via Xero network, who can then create a bill in their Xero, who can then send me their Invoice via Xero network. Would be super helpful given the start of the workflow is typically the purchase order.

    5 votes

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    Thanks for your idea, Paul. Great to hear you find using the Xero network helpful in your workflow.

    We'll gauge the interest from the community in expanding the use of the network to send purchase orders. This isn't something we have plans for at this stage but we'll let you know if there are any updates.

  4. Since the option is there to amend a PO once it's been approved would it be possible to add a requirement for POs where the value has been increased to have to be re-approved?

    6 votes

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    Appreciate why you may want to review a Purchase order if it has been edited once raised, Jenni.

    We appreciate you taking your time to share changes that would be most meaningful to you. We'll get a sense of interest and track support your idea receives from the community.

    You can find out and stay updated with all Xero releases on Xero Central.

  5. Currently, this process is separate so you have to recreate the sales order as a purchase order to send to a vendor to fulfill. Instead, next to each item on the Sales Order, or at the top to create a single PO for all items, you could create a Purchase Order. This would put the Sales Order in process and save a step.

    5 votes

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    Thanks for sharing this idea. As you're aware, it's possible to duplicate a Sales Order to create another, but you can't copy it to a Purchase Order right now.

    We've reviewed your idea and now it's up to the community to get behind and support it. Make sure you share your idea with any colleagues that this could benefit so they can add their votes and comments too!

  6. I create a purchase order through the Xero App
    I go to Categorise to an account - on my iPhone it has a search accounts feature, on my colleagues Samsung phone there is no search feature - he has to scroll through all the accounts listed to find the correct accounting code
    Will this feature be added to Samsung phones?

    We also found this was the same when selecting Projects or Plant (tracking categories), on my iPhone I had a search feature, on his Samsung he did not and again would have to scroll through the extensive list we have…

    4 votes

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    Thanks for submitting your idea on Xero Product Idea's. We appreciate you taking your time to share changes that would be most meaningful to you.

    We will monitor and track support your idea receives from the community.

    You can find out and stay updated with Xero releases on Xero Central.

  7. Purchase Orders - It would be most helpful when generating a purchase order, that all fields are made compulsory so that people can't save the purchase order until all fields have been completed. Thanks

    7 votes

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    Hi Tessa, it'll be good to get a sense if there are others in community that are looking for this too.

    Right now, to avoid your purchase orders going out without all the necessary detail you may want to consider giving some users Invoice Only - Draft permission.

  8. Have also the change payee option, From copying the Purchase order to Invoice, so the customer from PO will remain in supplier contact lists only.

    3 votes

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    Hi team, appreciate why you'd like to be able to identify the Contact that the invoice should be created for when copying a PO to an invoice.

    This isn't something we have planned changes of right now but will continue to track interest through this idea.

    In the meantime, as soon as the invoice is created you should be able to click the 'x' next to the contact name to quickly remove and search the contact you'd like this entered for.

  9. Would be extremely helpful to be able to include the Suppliers Payment Terms as an addtional field on the Purchase Order Template.

    21 votes

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    We appreciate the feedback and understand the impact this has on your workflow. We are moving this idea to the “Gaining Support” stage so that other users can add their votes and comments. This will help us gauge the level of demand and prioritize future improvements. In the meantime, we encourage you to continue sharing your votes and comments and any additional workarounds such as using invoice templates or branding themes for each supplier if applicable. Thank you for helping us improve Xero!


  10. Hi, Can i check is there any mobile space for moving long space to show the full no. of " NUMBER" row due to i unable to see the document no.in full in "Purchase Order" page.

    4 votes

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    We're grateful for your engagement and letting us know the changes that matter to you.

    Our product team are looking at improvements in the purchase orders list, however at this stage we're unable to confirm if this is something they'll be looking to solve. We have eyes on this idea and I'll share if there are any updates for this specifically, here.

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