Brightpearl automatically calculates the inventory status of a purchase order for you based on the inventory information within the order. This can be relied upon to be accurate and always up to date, whereas the "order status" is configurable and can be changed by a user. We recommend using the inventory status wherever possible to find orders that are "not received", or "goods received".
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No items received |
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Some items received |
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All items received |
Whenever you receive goods against a Purchase Order or make a goods-in cancellation, the inventory status of the Purchase Order is updated.
Filtering purchase orders
You can filter your order listings by inventory status:
Go to Purchases > By inventory (stock) status
Or you can use the filters on your purchase order listing.