Overview
Use this setting if your vendor orders should only come from approved purchase requests. When it is off, users who create a PO directly see only Order from Inventory.
Prerequisites
Admin access.
Step-by-step instructions
Switch to Admin.
Go to General Settings → Configurations → Company Settings → Purchase Order.
Uncheck Enable order from Vendor. It is on by default and sits just above Enable Split Between Inventory and Vendor Orders.
Save.
What changes
When creating a PO directly, users see only Order from Inventory. The Add selected to order and Order from vendor buttons are hidden.
POs created from an approved Purchase Request are not affected.
FAQ
Q: Will anything change if we leave this setting alone?
No. It stays on unless an admin turns it off.
Q: Which unit of measure can I use?
Vendor orders use the Primary UOM only. Inventory orders can use the Primary or the Issuing UOM, if the item has both.
Q: Why do I see “Vendor orders must use the Primary UOM. Please switch to the Primary UOM to continue.”?
Both order options are on and you selected the Issuing UOM, then clicked Order from vendor. Switch to the Primary UOM to continue.