There might be occasions when you want to enter a purchase order for which there is no vendor. Perhaps you are placing an order that you know is going to be a one-time order or you are ordering from a vendor that you know you will not do business with again. In these instances you can enter a paid out purchase order. If you have Purchase Order integrated to Accounts Payable, when this order is received and posted, an invoice for freight charges will post to Accounts Payable.

To enter a paid out purchase order, select the Paid Out check box in the PO Enter Purchase Orders window. When you do this, the Vendor field will read PAID OUT and you can continue entering the remaining purchase order information (see Common Entry Tasks). When you open a Lookup, the Vendor Number will be blank for all Paid Out orders.