Following the purchases process in Akuiteo

In Akuiteo's Purchases module, purchases starts with a quote, then a purchase order is issued before the invoice payment. Information on the project is used to manage purchases within a global project. The purchase process and actions to perform in Akuiteo are schematized as follows:

Your objective	Actions in Akuiteo
Planning a purchase or requesting a quote	Creating a supplier or a supplier prospect Creating a quote
Setting up the project	Allocating the quote to an internal or external project Validating the quote Sending the quote by email
Receiving and modifying the quote	Changing the quote to Archived if dropped Changing the quote to Reviewed if negotiation Modify the order if needed
Accepting the quote
Placing a purchase order	Converting the accepted quote into an unvalidated order Enhance the order, splitting order lines Turning a prospect into a supplier
Freezing the order	Validating the order No longer edit the order
Receiving the supplier order	Creating a partial or total reception form of the order Reception agreement
Billing the reception	Receiving the paper purchase order Turning the reception into purchase order
Booking the invoice	Validating the purchase order Generating journal entries
Paying order	Using payment authorizations Creating a supplier disbursement Generating a payment file