How do I select only a few lines of the purchase order to pay when using only categories? There is no field or box to show "1" received, nor can you check each line.

Hi there, @aweddle.

The option to modify the Category column to differentiate which accounts can be paid is unavailable in QuickBooks Online.

However, you can remove the line for each Purchase Order you wanted to excluded when making a payment. Here's how:

1. Open the purchase order.
2. Click Copy to Bill to make a payment.
3. Once directed to Bill, select the Trash icon inlined with account.
4. Click Remove line.
5. Open the bill and select Make payment.
6. Click Save and Close.

Let me take note of this as feedback and submit it to our developers so they can review it. They might probably add a checkbox option under the Category column in any future updates.

You can also check this article to stay in the loop when it comes to product

developments: https://www.firmofthefuture.com/product-industry-news/product-updates/

If I can be of further assistance, please let me know by posting below. Hoping this response finds you with a smile.

Is there a way to select the items to be copied or once everything copied to be able to delete multiple line items at once. It is very inefficient to click many line items. At times we put in a big order and we get billed per shipment, we can get billed for a single line item as it gets shipped and I have to delete 40 line items to leave just one. 

You're unable to select which item to copy from the purchase order (PO), michaelkirzhner.

QuickBooks automatically pull up all items from the PO and you need to manually remove one line item at a time. 

When you create a purchase order, the status is Open. Once your vendor accepts the purchase order, you can add it to an expense or bill to make the transaction official.

Follow these steps to add purchase orders to expenses or bills. QuickBooks automatically changes the status to Closed.

To see your open POs, you can run these reports.

• Open Purchase Order List
• Open Purchase Order Detail
• Purchases by Product/Service Detail
• Purchases by Vendor Detail.

Keep me posted if there's anything else I can help you with managing your purchase orders. I'm always around to guide you through the steps.