# Purchase Management
**Adding a Purchase**
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**Step 1: Go to Add Purchase**
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- Navigate to **Purchases → Add Purchases**.
**Step 2: Select Supplier**
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1. Type the **Supplier Name** or **Business Name**.
1. If the supplier does not exist, add them first via:
**Contacts → Suppliers → Add or** click on the **add** button.
**Step 3: Enter Purchase Details**
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1. **Purchase Reference Number**
2. **Purchase Date**
3. **Purchase Status**
4. **Purchase Order**
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**Step 4: Select Business Location**
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- Choose the location where the purchase is being added.
- To add a new location: **Settings → Business Locations → Add Location**.
**Step 5: Add Products**
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1. Type the **Product Name** or **scan the barcode**.
2. Select the correct product from the suggested list.
3. Enter:
- **Purchase Quantity**
- **Purchase Price**
- **Tax Information**
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**Step 6: Apply Discounts (Optional)**
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1. Select **Discount Type**: Fixed or Percentage.
2. Enter the **Discount Amount**.
3. Select **Purchase Tax.**
4. Enter an **Additional Notes.**
- The system auto-calculates the total after discount.
**Step 7: Add Additional Details**
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- **Shipping Details & Charges**
- **Payment Status**
- **Payment Account**
- **Payment Methods**
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**Step 8: Save and View Purchases**
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- Save the purchase entry.
- View all purchases via **Purchases → List Purchases**.
- Print product labels by clicking **Print Labels** in the List Purchases screen.
**Step 9: Troubleshooting “No Matching Product Found”**
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This error appears in three cases:
1. **Product not found**: Check if the product exists in **List Products**.
2. **Business Location mismatch**: Ensure the product is assigned to the selected location in **Add/Edit Products**.
3. **Stock Management disabled**: Enable stock management in the product settings to make it available for purchase.
**Step 10: Understanding Purchase Price Differences**
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- **Default Purchase Price:**
- Price entered when the product was first added.
- Shown in **View Product**.
- Remains unchanged unless manually updated.
- **Current Purchase Price:**
- Price from the most recent purchase.
- Used in **Current Stock Value by Purchase Price** report.
- Can vary due to market changes or supplier costs.
**Example:**
- Last month’s steel price (Default Purchase Price): $120
- This month’s steel price (Current Purchase Price): $125
- **View Product:** $120
- **Stock Value Report:** $125