Cancel a Purchase Order

After you print or post a purchase order, you cannot erase it. You must cancel it by using the following procedure. If the purchase order has been vouchered, you cannot cancel it. You must make a credit invoice transaction.

You can delete an Open or Approved purchase order if you have approval.

After a purchase order is approved or printed, you must use a change order to change or cancel it.

To cancel a purchase order, complete the following steps:

  1. Open the purchase order to cancel.
  2. Click Process and select Cancel PO.

    Vision asks you to confirm that you want to cancel this purchase order.

  3. Click Yes to confirm the cancellation.
  4. On the Cancel Order dialog box, select the reason for the cancellation.

    Vision adds a row to the Change/Cancel Orders grid and changes the purchase order's Status to Cancelled.