What does the pop-up message about synching purchase orders with rate sheets mean and how does clicking 'Yes' or 'No' affect job costing in the invoice?

Problem

A pop-up message appears when receiving a purchase order. It states: "Synching purchase orders will add items to the invoice according to the rate sheet if it's not there already. (This action can be only be completed for Invoices in Pending Status)."

Solution

Follow the steps below to understand how selecting Yes or No impacts job costing.

Receive purchase orders and manage cost updates

1. Receive the Purchase Order        

   1. Open the purchase order you want to receive and receive it.

2. Understand the pop-up message        

   1. When you receive the purchase order, a pop-up message appears that explains that items from the purchase order will be added to the invoice with a $0 cost and a markup from the purchase order cost.

3. Click Yes to add the items to the invoice.        

   1. The job cost will not be affected by the added items.

4. Click No if you don't want to add items to the invoice.        

   1. The job cost remains unchanged.