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Controller14
Level 1

Open/Closed Purchase Orders

We went through all of our open PO's and closed all of them that were old or needed to be closed some time ago.  Today, we came in and the report now has these old PO's open again.  Anyone experience anything like this?  

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GebelAlainaM
QuickBooks Team

Open/Closed Purchase Orders

I've got you @Controller14. I'd be glad to share some work around about your closed purchase order that has been open.

Currently, we have an open investigation for this exact issue you stated above. Rest assured our that engineers are working on a fix.

In the meantime, you can follow these steps provided below as a work around.

  1. Open same PO and enter a new Item with no amount / QTY then select Save.
  2. Choose the newly added item.
  3. Click Edit menu and choose Delete Line then, Save.

After that, you can go to the Reports menu, select Purchases and then, choose the Open Purchase Orders and the closed Purchase Order should no longer show up on the report.

Also, I'd suggest contacting our support team to add you to the list of affected users. For you to be able to receive a notification when a fix is available.

Here's how:

  1. Click Help at the top menu bar, then select QuickBooks Desktop Help.
  2. Select Contact us and then enter that you get Reminder prompts and Continue.
  3. Then choose either to Message an Agent or Talk to a Specialist.

Then, please take note of the  QuickBooks support hours so you contact us at a time convenient for you.

You may check out this article to learn more how to manage your PO: Create purchase orders in QuickBooks Desktop

I'll be with you if you need anything else. Enjoy the rest of the day!
nblanchard
Level 1

Open/Closed Purchase Orders

Has there been a fix to this issue? I have just recently encountered this issue. While I can simply go in and close the POs, it is very daunting considering I have 200+ reopened POs per several vendors. I think my situation is a little different than the original poster, as my POs were not manually closed, they closed as they were received. I think I've identified the line item causing the issue, but it has never cause this issue before, so something has happened to trigger the issue.

JaeAnnC
QuickBooks Team

Open/Closed Purchase Orders

Thanks for chiming in on this thread to follow up, @nblanchard. Let's go over some troubleshooting procedures to resolve your issue regarding re-opened purchase orders in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT).

 

As per checking, the abovementioned investigation was already closed. Don't worry. We can utilize the Verify and Rebuild tool to resolve common data issues in the program. 

 

To verify your company data:

  1. Go to Window and select Close All.
  2. Select File, then Utilities.
  3. Click Verify Data.

 

Here's how to rebuild:

  1. Go to File, select Utilities, and then select Rebuild Data.
  2. Press OK when QBDT asks to make a backup. Choose where to save it and click OK.
  3. Select OK if you get the message Rebuild has completed.
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Once done, run the Verify Data tool again to check for additional damages.

 

You may also perform the workaround suggested by my colleague above. If the issue persists, it's best to reach out to our customer service team so they can look into this further and initiate a new investigation when necessary. 

 

Moreover, you'll need to receive the inventory in QBDT and its associated bill to update the quantity on hand for each item and ensure that your books are updated.

 

Please don't hesitate to return to this thread whenever you have more questions about purchase orders. Just leave your response below, and we'll get back to you right away to address your queries. Take care and have a great rest of the day.

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