Magento for B2B Commerce, 2.2.x

Purchase Order

A purchase order (PO)A written sales contract between a buyer and seller that describes the merchandise or service to be purchased from a vendor. allows commercial customers to pay for authorized purchases by referencing the PO number. The purchase order is authorized and issued in advance by the company that is making the purchase. During checkout, the customer chooses Purchase Order as the method of payment. Upon receipt of your invoiceA document that provides a detailed description of a purchase, including products purchased, quantity, price, shipping cost, sales tax, and total., the company processes the payment in their accounts payable system, and pays for the purchase.

Before accepting payment by purchase order, always establish the credit worthiness of the commercial customer.

Purchase Order

To configure payment by purchase order:

2. In the panel on the left, under Sales, choose Payment Methods.
3. Expand the Purchase Order section. Then, do the following:
a. To activate this payment method, set Enabled to “Yes.”
b. Enter a Title to identify this payment method during checkout.
c. Set New Order Status to “Pending” until payment is authorized.
d. Set Payment from Applicable Countries to one of the following:
  • All Allowed Countries


    Specific Countries

    After choosing this option, the Payment from Specific Countries list appears. Select each country in the list where customers can make purchases from your store.

e. Set Minimum Order Total and Maximum Order Total to the amounts required to qualify for this payment method.


f. Enter a Sort Order number to determine the position of Purchase Order in the list of payment methods during checkout. (0 = first, 1 = second, 2 = third, and so on.)
4. When complete, tap  Save Config .