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Time Narration
00:01 Hello everyone! Welcome to this tutorial on Purchases in FrontAccounting.
00:07 In this tutorial, we will learn to:
00:10 add Suppliers,

make a Purchase Order Entry, Goods Receivable Note and to create Suppliers invoice.

00:21 To record this tutorial, I am using:
00:24 Ubuntu Linux OS version 14.04,
00:29 FrontAccounting version 2.3.25
00:34 To practice this tutorial, you should have knowledge of accounting and Frontaccounting interface.
00:42 If not, for relevant FrontAccounting tutorials, please visit our website.
00:48 Let us understand the meaning of Purchase.
00:52 Purchase refers to:
00:54 a product or service that has been bought by an individual or business,
00:59 an activity of acquiring goods or services to accomplish the goals of an organisation.
01:07 Let us start by opening the Frontaccounting interface.
01:12 Click on the Purchases tab.
01:15 We can see various panels here.
01:19 The Transactions panel is used for making transactions related to Purchases.
01:25 To make a transaction, we have to use the options:
01:29 Purchase Order Entry,
01:31 Direct GRN,
01:34 Supplier Invoices.
01:36 Inquiries and Reports panel is used for making reports and inquiries of the transactions which we make.
01:44 For this, we have to use the following options:

Purchase Orders Inquiry.

01:50 Maintenance panel is used to set the purchase details.
01:54 To add the Supplier’s details we need to use the option Suppliers.
02:00 Let us see the procedure for Purchases in Frontaccounting.
02:04 The steps to be followed for a Purchase Entry are:
02:08 Add Suppliers,
02:10 Make Purchase Order Entry,
02:13 Receivable note from a Supplier,
02:16 Suppliers invoice.
02:19 But first let us understand the meaning of Supplier.
02:23 Supplier is a person or business that supplies goods or services.
02:30 We need to set the Suppliers -

to make a Purchase Order Entry and to manage Suppliers data.

02:38 Switch back to the Frontaccounting interface.
02:42 Click on the Suppliers option.
02:45 Here, we are prompted to fill in all the necessary information pertaining to the Supplier.
02:52 I have filled the required details here.
02:55 Please fill the details likewise.
02:58 Scroll down.
03:00 To save these changes, click on Add New Supplier Details button.
03:06 We can see the confirmation message for the saved entry at the top.
03:12 We need to apply these changes for the new Purchase Order Entry.
03:17 Scroll down and click on the Update Supplier button.
03:22 The success message shows that we have updated the customer.
03:27 Scroll down and click on the Back option to return back to the Frontaccounting interface.
03:34 Let us make a Purchase Order Entry.
03:37 It is used to register all Purchase Orders in the system.
03:42 To do so, click on the Purchase Order Entry option.
03:47 We can see the details with the Supplier name and other related information.
03:53 This is because we had already updated the details in Suppliers earlier.
03:59 It is mandatory to give Supplier’s reference.
04:03 So, I will type the Supplier’s reference as F001.
04:09 In the Item Description dropdown box, select Item as Cement.
04:16 Recall that we have created the Item code as 45 for Cement in the Items and Inventory tutorial.
04:25 I will make use of the same Item Cement for Purchase Order Entry also.
04:31 In the Quantity field, I will type 150 as the quantity.
04:37 By default, the Required Delivery Date will always be the next date after the Order Date.
04:44 In my case, it is August 5th of 2016.
04:51 Now, here in the Price before Tax field, I will type the Price as 1500.
04:59 To save the entry, click on the Add Item button.
05:04 We can see the Amount Total is inclusive of the tax - which comes to 2,36,250.

(Two Lakhs Thirty Six Thousand two Hundred and fifty).

05:15 Click on the Place Order button to save these changes.
05:20 The success message shows that the Purchase Order has been placed.
05:25 Also, we can see the following options.
05:30 Now, we need to receive the items for the Purchase Order.
05:35 Click on the option Received Items on this Purchase Order.
05:40 We can see the details of the received items for our Purchase Order.
05:45 Click on the Process Receive Items button.
05:49 The pop-up message tells that the Purchase Order Items has been processed.
05:55 Below that, we can see some more options.
05:59 After this, we need to receive a Purchase invoice.
06:03 So, click on the Entry purchase invoice for this receival.
06:09 Here, we can see the details to enter Supplier invoice.
06:14 Click on the Amount field besides Quick Entry.
06:18 I will type 500 here.
06:21 Click on the Go button.
06:24 We can see the details for the invoice with the expenses.
06:29 Click on the Enter Invoice button.
06:32 We can see an error message appears saying "You must enter a supplier’s invoice reference".
06:39 We need to enter the Supplier’s Reference.
06:42 I will type as F001.
06:46 Click on the Enter Invoice button.
06:49 The message above indicates that we have successfully processed the Supplier invoice.
06:55 Below that, we can see some more options.
06:59 Next, we need to pay the Supplier for the invoice being made.
07:04 Click on the Entry supplier payment for this invoice.
07:08 We can see the Supplier Invoice details.
07:12 We need to pay the Supplier.
07:14 Also, there has to be some Bank Balance to pay the Supplier.
07:19 So, in the Bank Amount field, I will type the balance as 1000.
07:25 Click on the Enter Payment button.
07:29 The confirmation message shows that we have successfully made the Payment.
07:34 Also, we can see some more options.
07:38 Let us summarize.
07:40 In this tutorial, we have learnt to:

add Suppliers, Purchase Order Entry, Goods Receivable Note, Supplier's Invoice.

07:51 As an assignment:
07:52 Add a new Supplier for Purchases, using suppliers option.
07:58 Make a new Purchase Order Entry.
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08:24 This tutorial has been contributed by Sheetal Prabhu from IIT Bombay.

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