Purchase Order Tracking
Track purchase orders, expected receipts, and supplier performance.
The Purchase Order List provides functionality that will help purchasing departments to better track and manage open purchase transactions, mainly Purchase Orders. As well as multiple dates to tell everyone when to expect goods to be shipped and delivered, you can assign a haulier (Shipping Agent), logistics status, and information.
Prerequisites
Ability to create purchase documents.
Shipping Agents
Shipping Agents and Shipping Agent Services represent the companies and their services used to transport your purchased goods. You can use these codes against purchase documents. The Shipping Agents ‘Name’ is also printed on the Purchase Order report as the Haulier.
To set up Shipping Agents:
Shipping Agents are shared across sales and purchasing activities.
Logistics Status
Logistics Status is a field that helps identify where each purchase document is in the process from initial order to receipt. The codes are user-defined and can be created to match your individual process.
For example:
01- Planning
02 - Sent
03 - Confirmed
04 - In Production
05 - Collection
06 - In Transit
07 - Booked In
08 - Landed
09 - Receipted
or can be used to differentiate different types of orders:
GSTK- General Stock
ENP - En Primeur
EXC - ExCellar
PROD - Raw materials for Production
To create Logistics Status codes, this is what you need to do:
The No. of Purchase documents field is a field that shows the total number of purchase documents against each status code. If you drill down on the number it will give you a list of all purchase documents with that logistic status.
If you decide to access the drilldown page, you can further filter by using ‘Filter total by’ on Purchaser Code Expected Receipt Date and Pay-to Vendor No. and Document Type (Quote, Order, Invoice, Credit Memo, Blanket Order, Return Order).
Logistics Information
Logistics Information is a large text field that can be used to hold misc. information, i.e. vessel name and sailing dates, customs/legal documentation references, etc.
All three fields, Shipping Agent Code, Logistics Status, and Logistics Information are available on all open and posted purchase document card and list pages, they may be hidden by default.
Examples:
“Shipped on MV Bordeaux Star – ETD Le Havre 12/03/2026, ETA Felixstowe 18/03/2026.”
“Sailing delayed due to port congestion; revised ETA 24/04/2026.”
“Transhipment via Rotterdam—final leg on Hapag-Lloyd vessel HL Accra.”
“UK VI-1 certificate reference: FR‑2026‑38910; organic certification attached.”
“Vintage substitution agreed: 2022 → 2023 due to producer shortage.”
“Inspection required upon arrival due to previous haze issue in last shipment.”
“Seal #998877 verified intact on arrival.”
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