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title: "Find an Outstanding Purchase Order"
canonical: "https://kb.myframeworks.com.au/space/CO/30530494/Find%20an%20Outstanding%20Purchase%20Order"
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Search for and open an outstanding purchase order using supplier information, order number, branch, or other criteria.

> 📝 ## Prerequisites
> 📝 
> 📝 - Access to the Purchase Orders Dashboard
> 📝 - At least one of the following search criteria:
> 📝   - Supplier name or ID
> 📝   - Purchase Order Number
> 📝   - Branch location
> 📝   - Order status or assigned user (optional filters)

## Steps

1. Navigate to **Purchasing & Receipting > Transaction Processing > Purchase Orders**.
2. In the **Supplier** search field, enter the supplier name or ID, or click the **Search** icon to open the **Supplier Finder** window, enter search criteria, click **Search**, and select the appropriate supplier from the results.
3. Optionally, from the **Branch** drop-down menu, select a branch to search. The default is your current home branch.
4. Optionally, in the **Order#** field, enter the Purchase Order Number to locate a specific order.
5. Optionally, click **Advanced** to display additional search criteria such as **Status** or **Assigned To**.
6. Click **Find** to display matching purchase orders.
7. Click the relevant **Order** hyperlink to open the **[Purchase Order Maintenance](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FRAM/pages/28384676)** screen.

## Result

The **Purchase Order Maintenance** screen displays the selected purchase order details, where you can view or edit order information.

> ✅ ## Related Tasks
> ✅ 
> ✅ - [Create a Purchase Order](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CO/pages/30507140)
> ✅ - [Purchase Order Dashboard](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FRAM/pages/28384432)