Place one or several purchase orders from the planned purchase queue

Article • 6/18/2026 • 2 min read

Use the planned purchase queue to quickly order one or more items.

To place one or several purchase orders from the planned purchasing queue

  1. Open the Planned Purchase Queue (PLNPOQ) page.

    • Select Production Management > Production Transactions > Purchasing > Planned Purchase Queue.

      Or

    • Search for PLNPOQ or Planned Purchase Queue in the Navigation box and then select Planned Purchase Queue.

      The Planned Purchase Queue (PLNPOQ) page appears.

  2. Click the New Planned Purchase Orders tab.

  3. For each purchase order to place, select the check box in its Select column.

    To select all the purchase orders, select the Select check box.

  4. On the grid toolbar, click Place Purchase Order.

    The Purchase Order Creation window opens.

  5. If a started purchase order already exists for the vendor, select the purchase order by selecting the check box in the Sel column.

  6. Click Create PO.

    Made2Manage opens the Purchase Orders (PO) window and creates the purchase orders. When it finishes, the Purchase Orders Created (PQPO) window opens.

    You can leave the purchase order in the Started status to add more items to your purchase order or you can change the status to Open. If you have marked the check box on the Purchasing tab of the Production (CSPROD) window, Made2Manage automatically changes the status of started purchase orders to open.

    You can also open the purchase order from the Purchase Orders Created (PQPO) window.

  7. Review the purchase order:

    • To open the purchase order, click on the Purchase Order number hyperlink.

    • To print the purchase order, click the Print PO and then click the Print icon.

    • To change the status of the purchase order, click the Open PO and then click OK.

  8. Click OK to exit and return to the Planned Purchase Queue (PLNPOQ) window.