Service orders

A service order is work you order from a supplier: repairs, cleaning, transport, consultancy.

1. Open Purchasing > Service orders, choose New service order, describe the work and the agreed price, and choose the expense account for each line (for example Repairs and maintenance).
2. It is approved by someone with approval rights.
3. When the work is finished, the person who requested it chooses Confirm work done, with a rating and notes. This is the service completion.
4. When the supplier's invoice arrives, choose Enter bill on the order: the lines are copied.

Confirming completion before paying stops money going out for work that wasn't done.