creating Purchase orders

Good day, @JT5882.

QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) allows us to copy an estimate into a purchase order. This takes a few clicks from your account and I'm happy to guide you how.

First, enable your inventory and purchase orders from the Preferences.

1. From the File menu, select Preferences.
2. Click on Items & Inventory at the left pane, then go to the Company Preferences section.
3. Check the box beside Inventory and purchase orders are active.

Then, create a purchase order from your estimate.

1. Open the estimate transactions.
2. Tap on Create Purchase Order at the upper-right corner of the page.
3. Select either you'll Create purchase order for all allowed items or Create purchase order for selected items, then click OK.
4. Fill in the necessary information from the Purchase Order page, then hit Save and Close.

To learn more about estimates and purchase orders, feel free to open these links:

• Create an estimate
• Create purchase orders in QuickBooks Desktop

I've also got this handy articles under Income and expenses for your future references when managing your income and expenses in QBDT.

Keep in touch with me if you still need more help with this. I'll be here. Keep safe, @JT5882!

In step 2, mine only says create Invoice?

Thanks for the screenshot, @JT5882.

Let's run a Verify and Rebuild on your Data in QuickBooks Desktop to troubleshoot your Estimates. If you have Assisted Payroll, then I recommend reaching out to our Payroll Support. On the other hand, I've provided the steps below on how to do this with ease:

Verify the Data:

1. Go to Window in the top menu, then select Close All.
2. Click on File in the top menu, then choose Utilities then Verify Data.

Rebuild the Data:

1. Go to File in the top menu, then select Utilities then Rebuild Data.
2. You'll receive a warning message to backup your company file, press OK.
3. The Rebuild Data utility will start as soon as the backup is finished.
4. Hit OK when you get the message "Rebuild has completed."

After completing these steps, let's finish this process by checking the remaining data. You can do this by going to File in the top menu, then selecting Utilities > Verify Data. Here's a Community Article that provides more information about this process: Verify and Rebuild Data in QuickBooks Desktop.

Once completed, try creating a Purchase Order from the Estimate again.

I'll be here if you need further assistance. Have a beautiful day!

I verified before and after rebuild, no problems found and no issues with rebuild. I still only have create Invoice on estimate page. I checked even the blank estimate doesn't have anything else?

@JT5882 

Are you using QBD 2020 Pro edition or else? Try create a dummy file or open a sample one. 

Hi there, @JT5882.

Allow me to share some information about the option Create Purchase Order from an estimate. This option is only available on the QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) Premier and Accountant versions and currently unavailable on the QBDT Pro.  

As a workaround, you can manually create your purchase order by going to the Vendors menu.

Here's how:

1. Open your QuickBooks Desktop.
2. Navigate to the Vendors menu.
3. Select Create Purchase Orders.
4. Enter the necessary information and click Save & Close when done.

For more details, please check out this article: Create purchase orders in QuickBooks Desktop. 

Also, you can generate reports to have a view of your expenses and accounts payable, see this link for the detailed steps: Vendor reports. This article will also provide you steps in customizing those reports. 

Feel free to post a comment below if you have any other concerns. I'm always here to help. Have a good one.

Oh Great

Is it possible to upgrade to whatever  i need?

Hello, JT5882.

Thanks for your interest in upgrading! I'm more than happy to show you how to get the Premier version. 

Yes, it is possible! You would just need to grab a copy of QuickBooks Premier. You can get it through this link: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/desktop/premier/.

After getting the copy, follow the steps in this article to install and activate it: Install QuickBooks Desktop.

A company file from Pro can be opened in Premier (and vice versa) without converting or upgrading the data. After setting everything up, you'll now be able to copy an estimate to a purchase order. 

If you need help with other tasks in QuickBooks Desktop, you can check the topics and browse for an article here. Our articles have guides and details to point you in the right direction. 

Stop by again in the Community space if you have future concerns and questions for QuickBooks Desktop. Post your replies here and I'm more than willing to lend you a hand.