Monday, November 11, 2013

Xero Finally Adds Purchase Orders; Quotes to Come Next Year

Sholto MacPhearson for BoxIT writes:  Xero has plugged one of the largest holes in its cloud accounting software with today’s update which added the ability to create purchase orders. Xero had promised purchase orders, a standard feature on desktop accounting software, for several years.


Xero purchase order

The purchase order feature created customisable purchase orders that could be emailed to suppliers and copied into bills or sales invoices for on-charging.
Xero had replicated the approval workflow from invoicing for purchase orders, which could be managed and searched from their own dashboard. Users could attach documents directly or uploaded to Xero Files, its online document storage.
Xero released a video showing how purchase orders worked.
Xero users were still waiting on core accounting functions such as quotes and better inventory control which wouldn’t arrive until next year. Another weak area, reporting, had been updated with GST reports the first to receive the new look. Xero was “completely rewriting all reports” with an improved reporting engine and more options, Xero product manager Andrew Tokeley said in a blog post.
Xero added more details about purchase orders and minor additions in its release notes.
Xero also revealed the projects on which its development team was already at work. Multiple email addresses for contacts was top of the list followed by email attachments to your files inbox and US payroll. A complete overhaul of the reporting framework to allow greater flexibility and control over reporting was also planned, with new aged payables and receivables reports the next on the agenda.
Xero was also spending more time on UK development with sales lists, reverse charges and acquisitions further down the pipeline.

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