Purchase Orders in FEC

[DivaVocals]

and let me expand my answer here..

The issue is that you are letting the term "PAYMENT MODULE" throw you off.. A P.O. remitted as part of an ordering process is payment that is an AUTHORIZATION to order and a PROMISE TO PAY.



A P.O. is what the customer remits as payment to secure the release of their product. By issuing a P.O. the buyer is agreeing to pay for the goods at terms specified in the P.O.

By accepting the P.O. you are agreeing to those payment terms and will both ship the goods to the buyer, and then invoice them for those goods.

I believe that what you are hung up on is the fact that there is no actual CASH transaction taking place so you want to SKIP the payment step in the checkout.. Except at WHAT POINT in the checkout process do you exactly see is the place to collect the P.O. data?? All you need is a P.O. module to be offered as your ONLY form of payment. Then your customers can enter their P.O. number and place their order in your store. You can then bill them using whatever invoicing software you are using (Quickbooks, Peachtree, etc)

I HONESTLY do not think you need custom development for this unless you are using P.O.'s in some sort of custom/non-standard manner..

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Electronic purchase orders

Many purchase orders are no longer paper-based, but rather transmitted electronically over the Internet. It is common for electronic purchase orders to be used to buy goods or services online for services or physical goods of any type.

Again.. In order for ANYONE to help/advise, there needs to be an understanding about WHY the collection of a P.O. number CAN'T be done as a payment module...

Also since this discussion is now FULLY off topic for FEC, I'm going to request that the admins/moderators MOVE all of these posts to a NEW SEPARATE thread..

[jimmie]

i have customers that after making a purchase, they want me to reference the order with their Provided P.O. #. I just do it for them in the Comments

[DivaVocals]

i have customers that after making a purchase, they want me to reference the order with their Provided P.O. #. I just do it for them in the Comments

I don't believe we are speaking of the same thing.. How are your customers PAYING for the order.. Are they PAYING using a P.O. or providing a P.O. after the order has been placed???

[linuxguy2]

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Again.. In order for ANYONE to help/advise, there needs to be an understanding about WHY the collection of a P.O. number CAN'T be done as a payment module...

Also since this discussion is now FULLY off topic for FEC, I'm going to request that the admins/moderators MOVE all of these posts to a NEW SEPARATE thread..

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Maybe this doesn't belong in this FEC thread but is it not in the FEC checkout screen where the P.O. Numbers are collected.
1:
I currently use a custom version of the Money Order payment module so my customer never sees any sort of payment boxes or radio buttons.
(P.O. Numbers (when used) are entered after I import the orders into QB.) All I want to do is bring along a P. O. Number if the customer enters one on the checkout screen.
2:
I have I tried 2 different P.O. Number modules and they cause other problems which is most likely due to the way I am using ZC.
3:
Below is a link to the closed thread which has the function that would work for me if updated to 1.5x.
If the link doesn't work then here's the title of the post
"needing to add a P.O. number field to the checkout process" (Closed Thread)

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...-process/page2

Thank You for your time and patience.

[jimmie]

in original post he asked for a p.o field, a place to store a number, didnt know where a payment module came from.
they pay for order and than provide po

[linuxguy2]

That's correct but it was suggested I use one of the payment modules to collect the P.O. Number.
BTW
I am exporting my orders using the "Export Shipping+Order Information" plugin which I will modify to export the P. O. Numbers.

[DivaVocals]

in original post he asked for a p.o field, a place to store a number, didnt know where a payment module came from.
they pay for order and than provide po

Because a P.O. given at the time of an order is a PAYMENT METHOD...

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Maybe this doesn't belong in this FEC thread but is it not in the FEC checkout screen where the P.O. Numbers are collected.

Which TRULY has NOTHING to do with FEC..

1:
I currently use a custom version of the Money Order payment module so my customer never sees any sort of payment boxes or radio buttons.
(P.O. Numbers (when used) are entered after I import the orders into QB.) All I want to do is bring along a P. O. Number if the customer enters one on the checkout screen.
2:
I have I tried 2 different P.O. Number modules and they cause other problems which is most likely due to the way I am using ZC.
3:
Below is a link to the closed thread which has the function that would work for me if updated to 1.5x.
If the link doesn't work then here's the title of the post
"needing to add a P.O. number field to the checkout process" (Closed Thread)

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...-process/page2

Thank You for your time and patience.

WHAT problems????? and did you TRY the P.O. module that is part of Super Orders.. I do believe it gets you what you want.. a SIMPLE way of collecting a P.O. number..

[jimmie]

what about a reference field for a customer that has his own way of selling his items and wants a way to reference the order, you can call it what ever you want. I dont see anything in super orders V4.02 that lets a customer input a P.O., However, it does of if they paid by po than it will auto status P.O. Pending and ETC

[DivaVocals]

what about a reference field for a customer that has his own way of selling his items and wants a way to reference the order, you can call it what ever you want.

Why?? All you need for this to work is to COLLECT a P.O. number.. There is a module that does this, and it has not YET been explained why it cannot be used and WHAT needs to be done DIFFERENTLY..

Not trying to be difficult here, but so far all that's been posted is the following:

• I had code that USED to work, now it doesn't (but ZERO explanation as to what "doesn't work" means)
• I tried to use "other modules" but they don't work (with ZERO explanation as to what "doesn't work" means)

and NONE of this "information" can help the community help anyone..

Based on a limited information provided, and knowing what a P.O. is SUPPOSED to be, and how a P.O. is SUPPOSED to work, I suggested a viable solution, and for reasons that have YET to be made clear, that suggestion is ALSO "not going to work"..

Hard for ANYONE to offer a solution when there isn't enough information given..

I dont see anything in super orders V4.02 that lets a customer input a P.O.,

You don't??

Are you SURE?? Did you DOWNLOAD Super Orders?? Because if you did you would very CLEARLY see what I am speaking of..

And let me be CLEAR.. You don't need to install Super Orders JUST to get the P.O. module.. You only need to copy over the files that support the P.O. module that comes with it.. And perhaps even the "Outstanding Payments" report:

This report displays all your outstanding payment paperwork. Each radio
button will search for orders that are missing the indicated transaction piece
(e.g. searching "Purchase Orders" will display orders in which the customer
chose to pay via PO but has not submitted a PO yet).

However, it does of if they paid by po than it will auto status P.O. Pending and ETC

Sorry I do not understand what it is you are saying/asking here..

[linuxguy2]

Why?? All you need for this to work is to COLLECT a P.O. number.. There is a module that does this, and it has not YET been explained why it cannot be used and WHAT needs to be done DIFFERENTLY..

Not trying to be difficult here, but so far all that's been posted is the following:

• I had code that USED to work, now it doesn't (but ZERO explanation as to what "doesn't work" means)
• I tried to use "other modules" but they don't work (with ZERO explanation as to what "doesn't work" means)

and NONE of this "information" can help the community help anyone..

NOTE:I have I tried 2 different P.O. Number modules and they cause other problems which is most likely due to the way I am using ZC.

I did not say there was a problem with the payment modules but rather that the did not work for me due to the way I am using ZC

Based on a limited information provided, and knowing what a P.O. is SUPPOSED to be, and how a P.O. is SUPPOSED to work, I suggested a viable solution, and for reasons that have YET to be made clear, that suggestion is ALSO "not going to work"..

Hard for ANYONE to offer a solution when there isn't enough information given..

You don't??

Are you SURE?? Did you DOWNLOAD Super Orders?? Because if you did you would very CLEARLY see what I am speaking of..

And let me be CLEAR.. You don't need to install Super Orders JUST to get the P.O. module.. You only need to copy over the files that support the P.O. module that comes with it.. And perhaps even the "Outstanding Payments" report:


Sorry I do not understand what it is you are saying/asking here..

DivaVocals,
You are right, for the sake of brevity I did not explain in detail.
(It would take me an hour to type that up)
I can not show the live site as it's restricted to approved customers as the data is proprietary.
When I get the time I will put up a test site to show you the final product.

NOTE:I have I tried 2 different P.O. Number modules and they cause other problems which is most likely due to the way I am using ZC.

I did not say there was a problem with the payment modules but rather that the did not work for me due to the way I have customized ZC

Currently I am trying to implement the hack that was posted in 2008.
I will also checkout Super Orders and when I get a solution I will post the results here.
I did not think about just using parts of a plugin as typically all parts are dependent on each other.

Thanks for your time and patience.