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Version: 3.1

Purchase Order

Definition

A purchase order in Care records a request to buy stock from an outside vendor for your facility. It bundles one or more requested items under a single order. Each requested item names a product and a quantity.

Care uses one order mechanism for two purposes. A purchase order names an external vendor and asks that vendor for stock. A supply order names an internal source location and asks another location in the same facility for stock. Both types use the same fields, the same statuses, and the same screens. A purchase order always names an external supplier.

Key Attributes

ComponentsWhat it captures
NameThe name of the order. This field is required.
NoteExtra information about the order. This field is optional.
IntentHow firm the order is. This field is required.
CategoryThe kind of stock that you order. This field is required.
PriorityHow urgent the order is. This field is required.
ReasonWhy you place the order. This field is required.
Vendor/DistributorThe external supplier organization that you order from. This field is required.
DestinationThe facility location that the goods are for. This field is required, and it defaults to your current location.

Intent

Intent records how firm the order is. Select one of these values:

  • Proposal
  • Plan
  • Directive
  • Order
  • Original Order
  • Reflex Order
  • Filler Order
  • Instance Order

Category

Category records the kind of stock that you order. Select one of these values:

  • Central
  • Nonstock

Priority

Priority records how urgent the order is. Select one of these values:

  • Routine
  • Urgent
  • ASAP
  • STAT

Reason

Reason records why you place the order. Select one of these values:

  • Patient Care
  • Ward Stock

Requested items

You add requested items after you create the order. Each requested item records these details:

  • The product that you request
  • The quantity

Status

StatusDescription
DraftYou started the order, but it is not ready to send.
PendingThe order waits for the vendor to supply the goods.
CompletedThe order is finished.
AbandonedThe order stopped before the vendor supplied the goods.
Entered in ErrorSomeone recorded the order by mistake.

Relationships

  • A purchase order does not create a delivery. To record the stock that arrives, create a purchase delivery as a separate step.
  • A purchase delivery can reference the purchase order that it fulfills. Care then fills in the details of the delivery from that order.
  • A requested item names a catalog entry, not a specific stocked batch. For more information, see the Product concept.

Permissions

Care controls purchase orders with facility-scoped permissions.

PermissionRolesWhat it allows
Can Create Supply Request on FacilityFacility Admin, Admin, Staff, Doctor, NurseCreate or edit a purchase order and its requested items.
Can Read Supply RequestFacility Admin, Administrator, Admin, Staff, Doctor, Nurse, Volunteer, PharmacistView a purchase order.

Note: Care has no separate approve action or complete action for a purchase order. To change the status, edit the order.