DPO: How to Create a Purchase Order (PO)

1. Log in to DPO and click into your PO Book.
2. Click on the Create New P.O. tab in the top navigation bar.
3. Choose your department and supplier. The selections that appear in the dropdown have been created and saved by an administrator on your production > Click Next.
4. If you have the component section set up when creating a PO, this will need to be completed > Click Next. 
5. Add the items/detail of your PO by clicking +Add Item.
    
6. Next, enter the name of the item, expenditure type, quantity, and net price. 
7. These list of types that appear in the dropdown for Expenditure Type have been created and saved by an administrator. 
8. Next, you can choose from 3 options at this point: Save the PO as a “DRAFT”, “TEMPLATE” or Create a new P.O.  
9. A PO number will only be generated when the PO has been created.