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  1. The functionality to be able to raise and approve a Purchase Order which, at the point of approval, would create a double entry in the general ledger. Specifically:

    • Debit a Work in Progress (WIP) expenses account (to reflect anticipated expenditure),

    • Credit a creditors account (to reflect the anticipated liability).

    This would allow the PO to reflect a commitment in the accounts, enabling better management of Work In Progress and projected costs before the supplier invoice arrives.

    In an ideal world, to be able to allocate the PO to a Xero Project, so that WIP and anticipated costs appear…

    17 votes

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    Hi Tristan, thanks for sharing such a detailed and well-thought-out suggestion. We appreciate you taking the time to explain the specific accounting impact and how this would improve financial visibility.

    We've reviewed your idea for having approved Purchase Orders post to the general ledger and integrate with Xero Projects. This suggestion is now ready to gain support and feedback from other community members.

    Along with votes, others can now comment on how having this visibility of committed costs could improve their own project management and financial forecasting in Xero. 🙂

  2. ⭐Description:

    In the previous version of Xero, after we clicked Copy PO → Bill, the system would first open the draft bill screen, allowing us to:

    review the details

    edit the invoice number

    adjust line items if needed

    and then submit the bill for approval

    This workflow was very efficient, especially for businesses handling a high volume of purchase orders.

    However, after the recent Xero update, when we use Copy PO → Bill, the system now:

    immediately marks the PO as PO – Billed,

    automatically creates the draft bill in the background,

    and does not open the draft bill screen…

    2 votes

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    Hey Bangit, thanks for bringing this to our attention, we have seen an uptake in this request and we are moving this to Gaining Support. Now that we have 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 vote too!

  3. We do PO from excel that then is a PDF. It would be really helpful if purchase orders can be uploaded like bills?

    3 votes

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    Appreciate you sharing your idea, and letting us know the changes that matter most for you, Alyson.

    Make sure you share your idea with any colleagues that this could benefit so they can add their vote too!

    We will keep an eye on the tractions this idea receives in the community. Thanks!

  4. Would love to have the ability to filter purchase orders by tracking code from the new PO menu

    3 votes

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    Thanks for sharing this idea about filtering purchase orders by tracking codes. We appreciate you taking the time to let us know how this could help organise your purchase orders.

    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 vote too!

    Along with votes, other members can now comment to share additional detail about how your idea could improve their experience with Xero.

  5. As a Procurement Officer or Small Business Owner, I want to quickly duplicate an existing line item while creating or editing a Purchase Order, So that I can save time when entering multiple similar items that only require minor adjustments (like different tracking categories or descriptions).

    1 vote

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    Hi!

    Thanks for sharing this idea that might make entering lots of similar lines onto orders faster for you.

    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 about how this would help them too!

  6. viewing subtotals of approved and paid purchase orders (currently only purchase orders awaiting approval show a subtotal at the top of the page)

    1 vote

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    Thanks for your feedback! Your idea is now live and ready for the community to get behind.


    To help gain momentum, share the link with any colleagues who would benefit so they can cast their vote.


    Along with voting, the community can now provide extra context in the comments on why this change is a win for their Xero workflow.

  7. When selecting notes, cursor to appear in the focus box (like it is for Bills) so you can commence typing immediately

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    Thanks for sharing this, where it could be handy for the cursor to automatically appear in the Notes field when you've hit the 'Add a note' button.

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

  8. 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?

    4 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.

  9. 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.

    3 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.

  10. 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.

    3 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!

  11. 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…

    3 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.

  12. 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

    4 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.

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

    15 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!


  14. 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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