# Purchasing

Order tools and services from vendors in any currency, and receive deliveries into stock.

Source: https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/

## [Get started](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/tutorials.md)

- [Add your first vendor](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/tutorials/add-vendor.md): Create a vendor record in Tooling Metrics with contact details and default currency.
- [Create your first purchase order](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/tutorials/create-purchase-order.md): Raise a manual purchase order in Tooling Metrics for one or more inventory items.
- [Receive goods](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/tutorials/receive-goods.md): Process a purchase receipt in Tooling Metrics when a delivery arrives.
- [Process a restock](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/tutorials/process-restock.md): Follow guided put-away instructions to place received items in their storage locations.

## [Guides](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides.md)

- [Add a vendor](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides/add-vendor.md): Create a vendor record with contact details so it can be selected on purchase and service orders.
- [Create a purchase order](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides/create-purchase-order.md): Raise a purchase order in Tooling Metrics, add line items, send it to a vendor, and confirm it.
- [Create a purchase order in a foreign currency](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides/create-po-in-foreign-currency.md): Issue a purchase order in a vendor's currency and know where the exchange rate actually applies.
- [Process a purchase receipt](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides/process-purchase-receipt.md): Check incoming goods against a confirmed order and record what actually arrived.
- [Receive goods into storage](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides/receive-goods-into-storage.md): The full receiving journey — from the delivery at the door to every item in its storage location.
- [Process a purchase restock](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides/process-purchase-restock.md): Place received items into their storage locations and close out the restock.
- [Configure automatic purchase receipts and restocks](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides/configure-auto-receipt-restock.md): Have confirming a purchase order create the Receipt and Restock documents for you, without skipping the storekeeper's validation.
- [Create a service order](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides/create-service-order.md): Send worn tools to a vendor for refurbishment, pick and dispatch them, and bring them back into inventory.
- [Set up automatic service pick](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides/set-up-automatic-service-pick.md): Turn on the preference, put For service stock rules in place, and confirm a Service Order to have Tooling Metrics build its Service Pick — and any Return List it needs — for you.
- [Process a return pick](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides/process-return-pick.md): Pull already-restocked items back out of storage ahead of shipping them back to a vendor.
- [Process a purchase return](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides/process-purchase-return.md): Ship already-received goods back to a vendor and remove them from inventory.
- [Set up automatic replenishment](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/guides/set-up-automatic-replenishment.md): Configure stock rules so the Inventory Scheduler drafts purchase orders and service orders when stock runs low.

## [Reference](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/reference.md)

- [Purchase orders](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/reference/purchase-orders.md): Purchase order fields, line items, and the status lifecycle — including Service Orders, which are Purchase Orders.
- [Purchase receipts](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/reference/purchase-receipts.md): Receipt document fields, line availability states, and what validating a receipt updates.
- [Purchase restocks](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/reference/purchase-restocks.md): Restock document fields and how put-away locations get assigned.
- [Service orders](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/reference/service-orders.md): How a Service Order differs from a Purchase Order, and the Service Pick document that moves items to the vendor.
- [Purchase returns](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/purchasing/reference/purchase-returns.md): Return document fields and how a return relates to the Return Pick.

For purchasers. Start with **Get started** once inventory items and stock rules exist. You raise orders by hand, or set up automatic replenishment to have them drafted when a stock rule runs low.