Vendors, contacts and administrators

View a vendor’s purchase orders

Filter purchase orders for one vendor.

Audience: Purchasing staffPermission: purchase_vendors capabilityModule v1.7.9
Exact navigationAdmin Area → Purchase → Vendors → open vendor → Purchase Orders
Before you begin
  • Use an account with purchase_vendors capability and confirm the intended record or setting before making a change.
  • Follow the exact route above. If the screen or action is absent, check module activation, ownership and permissions rather than using another person’s account.
  • Use controlled test data for configuration, integration, email, AI, payment, portal or automation changes before production-wide use.

What this guide covers

Filter purchase orders for one vendor. The instructions reflect the supplied module’s registered menus, controller actions, views, settings and code-backed validation flow.

Exact step-by-step process

  1. Open Admin Area → Purchase → Vendors → open vendor → Purchase Orders.
  2. Select the relevant record, filter, report, model or configuration described below.
  3. Use the displayed action or read the current values without altering unrelated data.
  4. Compare the output with the code-backed rules and expected result in this guide.
  5. Record or correct any mismatch before relying on the output in production.

Fields, choices and supported possibilities

Vendor identityCompany/name, code, tax/VAT, phone, website, category/group, address and status as exposed by the vendor form.
Contacts and accessVendor contacts, vendor administrators, portal status, language and welcome/notification settings where applicable.
Order headerOrder name/number, vendor, linked request/quotation, department, project, type, buyer and optional linked clients/sales invoices.
Commercial dataCurrency/rate, items, tax, discount type/value, shipping fee, days owed and totals.
Delivery dataShipping address/country, Incoterm, vendor note, terms, delivery date/status, files and payments.

Code-backed validations and workflow rules

  • Vendor actions are capability-gated; portal functions also depend on the vendor-portal setting and contact authentication.
  • Purchase-order status changes require the dedicated purchase_order status capability.
  • Delivery states include Undelivered, Pending delivered, Partially delivered and Completely delivered.
  • Project can be mandatory when pur_order_project_required_condition is enabled.

Expected result and verification

  • The supported view a vendor’s purchase orders flow completes without bypassing permission or validation checks.
  • The resulting record, setting, status, file, delivery event or external response is visible from the relevant workspace.
  • Unexpected validation, provider or linked-record errors are investigated before retrying.

Security, privacy and operational checks

  • Apply least privilege to purchasing, vendor, invoice, payment, return, contract and report permissions.
  • Verify vendor identity, bank/payment details, tax, currency, totals and approvals before creating financial commitments.
  • Treat public links, signatures, portal files, attachments and exported reports as controlled business records.
  • Test settings and automated jobs with controlled records before production-wide use.