The FF&E Worksheet in the Design-Purchasing version is essentially the same as that in the Design version, except for the addition of the Orders button — with an "s" — in the "Views" section to display the list of existing orders and the Order button (singular) further below in the command button set. The latter is the key to converting your room FF&E to numbered purchase orders. To repeat: the Order button is used to create orders from FF&E, while the Orders button opens the Order List screen. You will also find the other Views buttons added under the Purchasing system: "Expediting," "Invoices," etc.

The Worksheet will also include a "P.O. #" column in the list area. This column is blank for unordered items (or may show "READY" if you are using the planned specification status system). For the full Design/Purchasing system, it will show the purchase order number for objects that have processed into orders, while in Design systems that include the Order Export plug-in module, it will show the export ID (an ID showing the date and batch letter used to name exported order files).

Since all other functions on the FF&E Worksheet are the same, please refer to that section in the Design help. For the full procedure showing how to convert FF&E entries to orders, please see "Creating Orders from the FF&E Worksheet" in the "Purchasing - How to..." section.

Prior to creating orders, be sure that all Billing Options for the current project have been set as desired, especially those affecting how orders will be created and invoiced. Also, be sure that all specifications that are to be shipped to another vendor have been marked on the Specification List screen, especially if a product's total quantity may be split and shipped to more than one vendor.