Yes, there is, Thea. I’m glad to show how to bring up open purchase orders for a particular item in QuickBooks.
In QuickBooks Desktop, there are built-in Purchase Orders reports that show both general summaries and more detailed information.
The Open Purchase Orders report shows you a list of your PO transactions and not by item. Since you’d like to bring up open purchase orders for a particular item, you’ll want to run the Open Purchase Orders Detail report instead.
Here’s how:
- Go to the Reports menu.
- Choose Purchases, then select Open Purchase Orders Detail.
- Click the Customize Reports button.
- Filter the date.
- In the Columns section, select Item.
- Press OK after.


I’ve attached a reference in case you want to keep the same report settings for future use: Create, access and modify memorized reports. It helps you access the information quickly to save time.
Please don’t hesitate to add a comment if you have any other concerns or questions about reports. I’d be more than happy to help you. Take care always!