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Purchase Orders are assigned a vendor for fulfillment. This could be for the provision of goods and/or services.

For instance, a Purchase Order might be used to manage an order of supplies from a distributor in which case the vendor assigned would be the distributor. Likewise, the vendor could be a sub-consultant or sub-consulting firm assigned to provide a contracted service.

Based on the assigned vendor, the Purchase Order will inherit certain attributes configured in the Vendor record. While common vendor A/P settings will apply when converting the PO to a Purchase Journal, additional attributes can govern the creation of the Purchase Order itself, notably:

•	Single Project per PO - When checked, all lines on a single Purchase Order must charge the same project

•	Require Items on PO - As required, all line-items on a single Purchase Order may require the use of Item Codes. Additionally, individual Item Codes can be restricted for use to a specified vendor.

•	PO Approver Override - Vendors can be configured to use a vendor-specific approver

•	Approval Requirements - Vendors can be configured to use vendor-specific approval rules

•	Allowable Ship-To - Vendors can be configured to use vendor-specific allowable ship-to address categories

Additional settings are discussed under Vendors in the Purchasing tab.