A purchase order can have one of the following statuses:
- Draft: the purchase order has been created but has not yet been ordered from the supplier.
- Ordered (from supplier): the order with the supplier has been placed.
- Underway: the supplier has notified you that the goods are on their way to you.
- Delivered: the purchase order has been delivered to the warehouse.
- Unpacking: the purchase order is being unpacked by the warehouse workers, adding the items to the stock level.
- On hold: there may be various reasons for placing a purchase order on hold : e.g., various SKUs are missing, goods were damaged during transport (investigation ongoing), the order has to wait a while, etc.
- Complete: the purchase order has been completely handled. The items are in stock and no further actions need to be taken.
- Cancelled: the purchase order has been cancelled. The reason for cancelling the purchase order can be added to the notes.
