# Creating a Purchase Order (ASN alternative)

**CSV Upload (recommended)**

A CSV example directly from Helm can be downloaded from the [Import/Export Purchase Order](https://onlinefulfilmentcentre.myhelm.app/imports_exports/purchase-orders) page accessed through Imports/Export-&gt;Purchase Orders

This consists of the following (but may alter, so I recommend checking the CSV download from Helm on occasion).

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-name-description-exp" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 507.2px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 27.0556%;"></col><col style="width: 53.974%;"></col><col style="width: 19.0658%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">Name</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">Description</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">Expected Value</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;"><span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">\*</span>Purchase Order ID</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">A Unique ID for the Purchase Order</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;"><span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">\*</span>Supplier Email</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">The email address of the supplier (can be own email)</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;"><span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">\*</span>Location ID</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">The location this item will be stocked to</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.4px;"><td style="height: 46.4px;">Expected Delivery Date</td><td style="height: 46.4px;">When it should be getting to the warehouse</td><td style="height: 46.4px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;"><span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">\*</span>Product SKU</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">The SKU for the product on this line</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">PDT-123, etc</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.4px;"><td style="height: 46.4px;"><span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">\*</span>Product Quantity</td><td style="height: 46.4px;">The amount of this product getting delivered</td><td style="height: 46.4px;">120</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">Product Name</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">The name of the product</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">Needed?</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">Product Line Total Discount</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">0</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">Product Expected Delivery Date</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">?</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">PO Notes</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">Payment Currency</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">**GBP**, etc</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">Product Notes</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">Product Delivered Quantity</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">Product Unit Price</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px;">Custom Fields</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">Any custom field data for the product(s)</td><td style="height: 29.6px;">  
</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Manual Creation**

1. From the sidebar go to [Purchasing-&gt;Purchase Orders](https://onlinefulfilmentcentre.myhelm.app/purchase-orders/index)
2. Press the **Create Purchase Order** button
3. Select **Create Manual PO**
4. Add a PO Number  
    Select your supplier from dropdown (can be yourself)  
    Suppliers can be created on the Contacts page if needed  
    Set warehouse to Warehouse  
    Add an expected delivery date.
5. This will load up a full Purchase Order page that should be fairly simple to understand
6. There may be no delivery address, but as it's coming to the warehouse you will want to set the details to:  
    **Units 13-17 Riverside Industrial Park**  
    **Moody Lane**  
    **Grimsby**  
    **North Lincolnshire**  
    **DN31 2AN**
7. Click **Add Inventory**
8. Select the relevant item that is getting sent to the warehouse
9. Set the **quantity** to the amount that is getting delivered
10. Click **Create**

**Final Part**

Once the PO is added and looks good/has been sent wherever it needs to be sent this needs to be set as Submitted.

To do so, select the dropdown at the top-right and choose Submitted.