Purchase orders (supplier portal)
Open Vendor Portal → Purchase Orders in Thermal →
What it's for
Purchase orders in the supplier portal is the list of orders you have placed with a vendor. They acknowledge, ship, and invoice from here, which is faster than a chain of emails and leaves a record on both sides.
Your vendors reach it from the portal, at /vendor-portal/purchase-orders.
Tabs
The screen has no tabs. It is one list; opening an order shows its detail.
Panels and controls
Columns: PO, Required, Expected, and Status.
- Required is when you need it; Expected is when the vendor says it will arrive. The gap between those two columns is the conversation worth having, and having both visible to the vendor removes the excuse for a silent slip.
- Status shows where the order stands: awaiting acknowledgement, shipping, delivered, or invoiced.
- Opening an order goes to its detail.
- No purchase orders yet is the empty state.
What it accepts
The list takes no input. Acknowledging, shipping, and invoicing happen on the order itself.
How to configure it
- Vendor portal settings decide whether the purchase-orders section appears.
- Orders come from Purchasing in the office app.
- Bill matching settings decide how a vendor's submitted invoice is matched against what was ordered and received.
Who can see it
This screen is part of the supplier portal. Vendors and subcontractors reach it with a portal login, and each one sees only the purchase orders placed with them.
It is not part of the office app. Your staff work from Purchasing.