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A Purchase Order is a commercial document issued by the Buying Party to the Supplying Party, representing a legally binding* offer to buy products or services in return for payment. The document typically includes Buyer, Seller, product or service, quantity, price and terms and conditions. Optionally Purchase Orders may also include: Product quality or grade, Time and place, Other delivery terms and conditions and/or Payment terms and conditions.

Alternative names for Purchase Order include: Mail Order. The electronic formats for Purchase Order include: EDI 850 and ORDERS

Notes

A Purchase Order is one of the documents exchanged between Buyer and Seller for order fulfillment:

1. Purchase Order
2. Order Acknowledgment
3. Order Confirmation
4. Advance Shipment Notice
5. Freight Status Update(s)
6. Proof of Delivery
7. Invoice

The sequence of these messages may differ by industry and/or supply chain configuration.

*) The information on this website is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Source-to-Pay

Hierarchy

ID	Name	Level	x
T-DOC	Trade Documents	0	T-DOC
PO	Purchase Order	1	PO

Process(es)

ID	Name	Level	x
S1	Source-to-Replenish	2	S1
S101	Create Schedule	3	S101
S201	Create Order	3	S201
S303	Create Order	3	S303

Term(s)

ID	Name	Clear	x
850	EDI 850 Purchase Order		850
ORDERS	EDIFACT Purchase Order (ORDERS)		ORDERS
Order	Order		Order
P2P	Plan-to-Produce		P2P
REQ	Requisition		REQ

Connections

From	Workflow	To
Buyer	Purchase Order	D
C208	Customer Purchase Order	D102
C208	Customer Purchase Order	D202
S	Purchase Order	Seller
S*	Purchase Order	D1
S*	Purchase Order	D2
S*	Purchase Order	D3
S007	Purchase Order	C105
S007	Purchase Order	C207
S201	Purchase Order	D102
S201	Purchase Order	D202

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