# Guides

Order from vendors, send items out for service, and receive, restock, or return goods.

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

- [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.