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# Creating a Purchase Order in Dropship

This guide outlines the steps for merchants to manually create a purchase order in Dropship. A purchase order is used to start the process of ordering products.

## Creating a Purchase Order

1. In the top menu, click **Orders**.

   The **Orders** page is displayed.

2. To manually create a purchase order, click **More**.

3. Click **Create Purchase Order.**

   The **Order Create** page is displayed. Each field must be completed manually unless it's marked optional.

4. Enter the following Order details:

   * **Purchase Order Number**: The Purchase Order Number used to identify the order.
   * **Order Date**: The purchase order date.
   * **Retailer Order Number** (Optional): Use this field if an additional identifier is needed to reference the **Purchase Order Number**.
   * **Customer Order Number** (Optional): The customer order number if applicable.

5. To enter a customer shipping address, click the **Ship To** link.

6. Complete the **Add Ship To Address** form.

7. Click **Save**.

8. In the **Requested ship method** section, assign the shipping method using the **Carrier Service** field.

9. (Optional) In the notes section, you can add purchase order notes.

10. In the **Order Lines** section, click the **Select a supplier** field.

    Select a supplier from the list of suppliers that's displayed.

11. Click **Add new line**.

    The **Add Order Line Items** window is displayed.

12. In the **Order Line Number** field, enter a number.

    By default, 1 is displayed.

13. Using the **Find a variant** field, search for the item you want to add.

14. Enter the quantity, price, and cost of the item.

15. Click **Add**.

    The item is added to the **Order Lines** table.

16. Repeat the **Add new line** process to add additional items.

17. Click **Create Order**.

The order is created and added to the **Order** page with an **Open** status.