# Purchase Orders
## Documents - Purchase Documents
In this screen you can create **definitive orders** to your suppliers. An order can be transferred to a **delivery note** when the goods are received.
To create a **new Purchase Order**, tap the  button.
You have to **select the supplier** to order from.
In this screen you can enter the order in the same way as when making a sale. Here you will see only the items with the **Stock status active**.
To **search items** you can use the **Search** option, from the secondary menu  , located at the end of the top bar.
You can use the **Filter** button to search by description. The current stock of the selected item will be displayed.
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With the 
**Sample** option you can load all **items with 0 units** and thus modify only the units with the numeric keypad.
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With the 
**Generate** option you can load a list of **items sold since the last order** placed, so you can easily reset the inventory to its previous state.
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With the 
**Discount** option you can apply the discount offered by your supplier to the entire order.
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There are more options in the **context menu**:
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***Supplier***: You can change the current supplier of the order, but only if no item has been entered yet.
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***Filter***: You can select to display all items in stock or only items that have been previously purchased from this supplier.
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***Print***: You can **print the order** on the receipt printer or export to PDF or CSV.
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You can **finalize the order** with the  button or **cancel the order** with the  button.
The order is saved and can be reopened at any time.
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The status of the order will be changed to **Closed** when it is transferred to **Delivery Note**. You can **change the status** of an order and thus be able to edit it again. Select the order and press the **Open/Close** option,.
You can **delete** an order with the  button.
Using the  button you can **export the current table** into the following formats:
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* 
*  (sent as an attached PDF file)
*  (printed in A4 format using the Google Cloud Print service)
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