Update a purchase order

The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of the purchase order object you are updating, which you can get by fetching the object first. Provide the most recent revisionNumber to ensure you're working with the latest data; otherwise, the update will return an error.

The vendor who sent this purchase order for goods or services purchased.

The purchase order's class. Classes can be used to categorize objects into meaningful segments, such as department, location, or type of work. In QuickBooks, class tracking is off by default. A class defined here is automatically used in this purchase order's line items unless overridden at the line item level.

The site location where inventory for the item associated with this purchase order is stored.

The customer, vendor, employee, or other entity to whom this purchase order is to be shipped.

The predefined template in QuickBooks that determines the layout and formatting for this purchase order when printed or displayed.

The date of this purchase order, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).

The case-sensitive user-defined reference number for this purchase order, which can be used to identify the transaction in QuickBooks. This value is not required to be unique and can be arbitrarily changed by the QuickBooks user.

Maximum length: 11 characters.

The purchase order's payment terms, defining when payment is due and any applicable discounts.

The date by which this purchase order must be paid, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).

The date on which shipment of this purchase order is expected to be completed, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).

The shipping method used for this purchase order, such as standard mail or overnight delivery.

The origin location from where the product associated with this purchase order is shipped. This is the point at which ownership and liability for goods transfer from seller to buyer. Internally, QuickBooks uses the term "FOB" for this field, which stands for "freight on board". This field is informational and has no accounting implications.

Maximum length: 13 characters.

Indicates whether this purchase order has been manually marked as closed, even if all items have not been received or the sale has not been cancelled. Once the purchase order is marked as closed, all of its line items become closed as well. You cannot change isManuallyClosed to false after the purchase order has been fully received.

A memo or note for this purchase order that appears in reports, but not on the purchase order.

A message to be printed on this purchase order for the vendor to read.

Indicates whether this purchase order is included in the queue of documents for QuickBooks to print.

Indicates whether this purchase order is included in the queue of documents for QuickBooks to email to the customer.

The sales-tax code for this purchase order, determining whether it is taxable or non-taxable. If set, this overrides any sales-tax codes defined on the vendor. This can be overridden on the purchase order's individual lines.

Default codes include "Non" (non-taxable) and "Tax" (taxable), but custom codes can also be created in QuickBooks Desktop. If QuickBooks Desktop is not set up to charge sales tax (via the "Do You Charge Sales Tax?" preference), it assigns the default non-taxable sales-tax code configured in the company file to all sales.

A built-in custom field for additional information specific to this purchase order. Unlike the user-defined fields in the customFields array, this is a standard QuickBooks field that exists for all purchase orders for convenience. Developers often use this field for tracking information that doesn't fit into other standard QuickBooks fields. Hidden by default in the QuickBooks UI.

A second built-in custom field for additional information specific to this purchase order. Unlike the user-defined fields in the customFields array, this is a standard QuickBooks field that exists for all purchase orders for convenience. Like otherCustomField1, developers often use this field for tracking information that doesn't fit into other standard QuickBooks fields. Hidden by default in the QuickBooks UI.

The market exchange rate between this purchase order's currency and the home currency in QuickBooks at the time of this transaction. Represented as a decimal value (e.g., 1.2345 for 1 EUR = 1.2345 USD if USD is the home currency).

The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this purchase order. This ID is unique across all transaction types.

The type of object. This value is always "qbd_purchase_order".

The date and time when this purchase order was created, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.

The date and time when this purchase order was last updated, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.

The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of this purchase order object, which changes each time the object is modified. When updating this object, you must provide the most recent revisionNumber to ensure you're working with the latest data; otherwise, the update will return an error.

The date of this purchase order, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).

The case-sensitive user-defined reference number for this purchase order, which can be used to identify the transaction in QuickBooks. This value is not required to be unique and can be arbitrarily changed by the QuickBooks user.

The date by which this purchase order must be paid, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).

The date on which shipment of this purchase order is expected to be completed, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).

The origin location from where the product associated with this purchase order is shipped. This is the point at which ownership and liability for goods transfer from seller to buyer. Internally, QuickBooks uses the term "FOB" for this field, which stands for "freight on board". This field is informational and has no accounting implications.

The total monetary amount of this purchase order, equivalent to the sum of the amounts in lines and lineGroups, represented as a decimal string.

The market exchange rate between this purchase order's currency and the home currency in QuickBooks at the time of this transaction. Represented as a decimal value (e.g., 1.2345 for 1 EUR = 1.2345 USD if USD is the home currency).

The total monetary amount of this purchase order converted to the home currency of the QuickBooks company file. Represented as a decimal string.

Indicates whether this purchase order has been manually marked as closed, even if all items have not been received or the sale has not been cancelled. Once the purchase order is marked as closed, all of its line items become closed as well. You cannot change isManuallyClosed to false after the purchase order has been fully received.

Indicates whether all items in this purchase order have been received and none of them were closed manually.

A memo or note for this purchase order that appears in reports, but not on the purchase order.

A message to be printed on this purchase order for the vendor to read.

Indicates whether this purchase order is included in the queue of documents for QuickBooks to print.

Indicates whether this purchase order is included in the queue of documents for QuickBooks to email to the customer.

A built-in custom field for additional information specific to this purchase order. Unlike the user-defined fields in the customFields array, this is a standard QuickBooks field that exists for all purchase orders for convenience. Developers often use this field for tracking information that doesn't fit into other standard QuickBooks fields. Hidden by default in the QuickBooks UI.

A second built-in custom field for additional information specific to this purchase order. Unlike the user-defined fields in the customFields array, this is a standard QuickBooks field that exists for all purchase orders for convenience. Like otherCustomField1, developers often use this field for tracking information that doesn't fit into other standard QuickBooks fields. Hidden by default in the QuickBooks UI.

A globally unique identifier (GUID) you, the developer, can provide for tracking this object in your external system. This field is immutable and can only be set during object creation.