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title: "Purchase Orders Dashboard"
canonical: "https://kb.myframeworks.com.au/space/FRAM/28384432/Purchase%20Orders%20Dashboard"
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# Overview
The **Purchase ****Orders** **Dashboard **allows you to quickly and easily get an overview of all your business's current Purchase Orders, Stock Returns, Value Claims and Consignment Purchases.
# Accessing the Purchase Orders Dashboard
To Access the Purchase Orders Dashboard, perform the following:
1. Click on **Frameworks **then navigate to **Purchasing & Receipting > Transaction Processing >** **Purchase Orders** from the navigation tree.
2. Click **Find **to view all of the current Purchase Orders, Stock Returns, Value Claims and Consignment Purchases in Frameworks.
> ℹ️ The **Branch** field defaults to the current session branch.
# Navigating the Purchase Orders Dashboard
Once you have opened the **Purchase Orders Dashboard** you will be able to view, create and access your Purchase Orders, Stock Returns, Value Claims and Consignment Purchases.
The Purchase Orders Dashboard is made up of two sections, these are:
## 1. The Search Options
To search for open Purchase Orders from the **Purchase Orders Dashboard** perform the following:
### 1. Search for Any Existing Purchase Orders, Stock Returns, Value Claims and Consignment Purchases
**Basic Search:**
> Macro (include)
> ℹ️ Leave the **Supplier **field blank to search for suppliers' orders.
**Advanced Search:**
- Clicking on the **Advanced **button displays additional search options to help you further refine your search results. The additional search fields available are **Status, Assigned To **and/or **Type.**
- Click **Find **once your search criteria have been entered. To return to the original filter criteria, click **Basic**.
**Order Number Search:**
In the **Order#** field, enter the order number for the Purchase Order, Stock Return, Value Claim or Consignment Purchase and click **Find**. Frameworks will search **all branches** for the entered order number, ignoring all other criteria.
> ⚠️ The search results will only display transaction of branches within the user's security settings. Example: multi branch, multi zone or allowed branches.
### 2. Create New Purchase Orders, Stock Returns, Value Claims and Consignment Purchases
Click **New **to create new a Purchase Orders, Stock Returns, Value Claims or Consignment Purchases.
> ✅ Refer to [Create a Purchase Order](https://sterkb.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/fwksproau/pages/542487107) for more information.
## 2. The Dashboard Grid
The dashboard grid displays information related to your search results. From here you can:
### 1. Open a Purchase Orders, Stock Returns, Value Claims and Consignment Purchases
Click the relevant **Order **hyperlink to maintain the Purchase Orders, Stock Returns, Value Claims and Consignment Purchases.
> ✅ Refer to the [Purchase Orders Maintenance](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FRAM/pages/28384676) user manual for more information.
### 2. View the Current Status of your Purchase Orders, Stock Returns, Value Claims and Consignment Purchases
From the Grid you will be able to quickly view information related to your Purchase Orders, Stock Returns, Value Claims and Consignment Purchases.
> ℹ️ Right clicking on the grid headings will allow you choose which columns you want to be visible.
For more information about the Dashboard grid, click here.
| **Field** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Order** | This field displays the **Order Number** which is given to every Purchase Order. Click on the hyperlink to view the [Purchase Orders Maintenance ](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FRAM/pages/28384676) screen. |
| **Branch** | This field displays the **Branch ID **that the Purchase Order is for. |
| **Type** | This field displays the **Order Type. **The options are **Purchase Order, Stock Return, Value Claim** and **Consignment Purchases.** |
| **Order Date** | This field displays the **Date** the order was created or as is set in the **Header** tab of the order. |
| **Supplier** | This field displays the **Suppliers Name **or the **Branch Transfer Supplier's Name ** for the order. |
| **Ext Reference** | This field displays any **External References **details required for the order |
| **Delivery Date** | This field displays the **Delivery** **Date**, which is set on the **Delivery** **Details** tab in the purchase order maintenance screen. |
| **Status** | This field displays the current **Status** of the Order. The statuses are **New, Printed, Modified, and Part Receipted/Receipting. ** |
| **Assignee** | This field displays the Frameworks **User** who has been assigned to the purchase order or quote. This is done on the **Header** tab in the purchase order maintenance screen. |
| **Min. Order Value** | This field displays the **Minimum Order Value** required by a supplier. This will be highlighted **Red** if the order is under this value.
> ✅ Refer to [Supplier Maintenance](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FRAM/pages/28390076) for more information on defining the **Minimum P/O Value**. |
| **Linked Sales Order** | The > Macro (inline-media-image)
icon informs that there is a **Linked Sales Order** to this purchase order. |
| **Value** | This field displays the total **Value **of the order |
| **Confirmed** | This field displays **No, No **or** Yes **for if the Purchase order have been confirmed, via an imported confirmation.
- **No**: When the No is black, an import confirmation has **not **been imported for this order.
- **No**: When the No is orange, an import confirmation has been imported but NOT applied for this order. The [Purchase Orders Maintenance ](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FRAM/pages/28384676) screen will display **Confirmation Not Yet Applied.**
- **Yes**: When Yes is displayed, an import confirmation has been imported and applied for the order or **Confirmed **has been ticked on the order's **Header **tab. The Purchase Order maintenance screen will display **Confirmation Applied.** |
| **Currency ** | This field displayed the currency code for the purchase order. |
| **Attachments **or **Paperclip ** | Click the **Attachments **icon to open the **Attachments **window and attach files and documents related to the transaction.
- Click the **Paperclip **icon, if there are files or documents already attached to the transaction.
- Once attached they can also be accessed when inquiring on the transaction from the **Supplier Transaction Enquiry** screen or from the **Supplier Dashboard.** |
> ✅ Refer to [Advanced Grid Features](https://sterkb.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/fwksproau/pages/544276680) for more information on the grid.
### 3. Update Delivery Details
Click the **Delivery Date** hyperlink to open the **Delivery Date Update** pop-up window and update the delivery date. From here you can do either of the following:
- Click the **Show Date Chooser** icon and choose the new delivery date.
- Click any of the blue action buttons to change the **Date Required **field respectively relating to the current date.
### 4. View Basic Totals
At the bottom of the dashboard grid, you can see the total** $ value **for the current search results.
# Additional Information
> ✅ Refer to [Purchasing and Receipting Related System Settings](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FRAM/pages/28401318) for more information about system settings.
> ✅
> ✅ Refer to [Maintaining a Purchase Order](https://sterkb.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/fwksproau/pages/542746879) for further information.
> ✅
> ✅ Refer to [Add Products to a Purchase Order](https://sterkb.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/fwksproau/pages/543756395) for further information.