Are there any plans to add purchase orders to the Assist app?

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Hi All, first off, we're stoked to be using the new app. I've been asked a few times if purchase orders are going to be added at a later stage? Our techs will often need to purchase items while out on a job and it would be awesome if they could use the app to obtain a PO number and then link the transaction with the sale.

Earl_HD · Answer

Hi @HethMaulgue,

We’re glad to hear you’re happy to be interviewed again.

We completely understand the challenge for technicians working in the field who may not have access to a laptop when they need to create a purchase order. Having Purchases available in the app would make this workflow much more practical, and we appreciate you sharing the additional context around Acumatica as well.

We’ll send you a private message to arrange the interview and discuss your workflow in more detail.

Regards,
Earl

HethMaulgue · Answer

Hi Earl, yip, happy to be interviewed again, and it's awesome to see some of the ideas I shared previously have been introduced as upgrades, although I have no idea if they were as a result of my input or not! The process you have outlined is exactly what is currently in place and for technicians out in the field it's not always possible to fire up their laptops to generate a PO number the old-fashioned way. We'd love to see Purchases in the app as well. We looked into MYOB Acumatica for that reason but the cost put it waaaay out of our reach.

Cheers Heather

Earl_HD · Answer

Hi @HethMaulgue,

The app supports entering a customer PO number as a manual reference on a quote or invoice, but it doesn’t provide a separate purchase-order workflow for creating and managing supplier POs.

For purchases made for a job, you’ll need to record the purchase and manage the purchase order in the browser or desktop version of your MYOB product. You can then include the relevant customer PO number on the quote or invoice in the app if needed.

We’d also be interested in speaking with you to better understand your needs and what you’d like to see from this workflow. Please let us know if you’d be interested in taking part in a customer interview.

Regards,
Earl