So often we, as consultants walk into companies that simply perform the act of creating a Purchase Order to obtain a PO number to put with the invoice. When done correctly, utilizing Purchase Orders with approvals (especially with workflow) can improve cash flow, reduce inventory errors, reduce overspending, and even permit comparing budgeted amounts for General Ledger Accounts with both the actual and PO expenses (that is, Encumbrance.) These reports allow for significantly easier management of Open POs.

In the next chapter, we will create a few BI reports for some of the other modules in Microsoft Dynamics GP.