Purchasing covers everything from setting up a supplier to paying their invoice. This page explains how the pieces fit together and links to each step.
The flow
Vendor → Purchase order → Receive → Bill
Set up a vendor — who you buy from, and what they charge.
Raise a purchase order — what you want, how many, at what price. Confirming it tells
Brahmin Solutions the stock is on its way.Receive the delivery — this is what puts the stock into your inventory.
Enter the bill — records what you owe the vendor.
Receiving and billing are independent. You can receive before the invoice arrives, or enter the bill first. Neither one waits for the other.
Vendors
Add a vendor · Add addresses and contacts · Set payment terms
Link a product to a vendor — where cost and lead time live
Purchase orders
Receiving
Receive items with a lot or batch number · Receive items with serial numbers · Receive items with an expiry date
Bills
Returning stock to a vendor
What is a purchase return? · Create a purchase return · Send returned stock back to your vendor
Reordering
Something not working?
Why can't I find where to enter my lot number?