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double-click the Purchase History record - or - click on ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-03-50-15-8432-PM.png) **View![PurchaseHistoryListView](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PurchaseHistoryListView.png?width=459&height=278&name=PurchaseHistoryListView.png)** - from the Purchase Order view, click on ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-03-50-25-2806-PM.png) **Copy** - or - ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-03-50-30-4452-PM.png) **Credit**![PurchaseHistoryViewPOCopy](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PurchaseHistoryViewPOCopy.png?width=374&height=399&name=PurchaseHistoryViewPOCopy.png) - new Purchase Order will open for opportunity to make required changes 2.    ![OpenInventoryIcon](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OpenInventoryIcon.png?width=25&height=27&name=OpenInventoryIcon.png) Copy a Purchase Order **from Inventory > Purchasing > History tab** - from the Inventory list window double-click the item to open it - select the **Purchasing** tab then the **History** tab:![InventoryPurchasingTabHistoryView-1](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/InventoryPurchasingTabHistoryView-1.png?width=622&height=236&name=InventoryPurchasingTabHistoryView-1.png) - select the transaction, then ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2023-09-22-04-3587-PM.png) **View** (or double-click on the line to open) - from the Purchase Order view, click on ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-03-51-26-8372-PM.png) **Copy** - or - ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-03-51-32-7167-PM.png) **Credit** - new Purchase Order will open for opportunity to make required changes 3.  ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2023-09-26-48-1302-PM.png) Copy a Purchase Order **from Vendor > Purchasing tab > History** sub tab or **History Items** sub tab ![VendorPurchasingHistoryItemsView](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/VendorPurchasingHistoryItemsView.png?width=541&height=276&name=VendorPurchasingHistoryItemsView.png) - select the PO and click  ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2023-09-22-04-3587-PM.png?width=22&height=22&name=image-png-Apr-29-2023-09-22-04-3587-PM.png) **View** or double-click to open - from the Purchase Order view, click on ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-03-53-23-4923-PM.png) **Copy** - or - ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-03-53-31-4136-PM.png) **Credit** - the new Purchase Order will open for opportunity to make required changes 4.  ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2023-09-37-10-6696-PM.png) Copy Purchase Order **from Vendor AP Invoice** (user access permitting)  - from the Vendor list double-click to open the desired Vendor - click on the **Accounts Payable** tab - select the Purchase History transaction from the open items or all items **( ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-03-54-58-8520-PM.png) Show All) **list - click on**![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2023-08-51-38-7472-PM.png) View Purchase Order**               ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2023-09-38-39-0899-PM.png?width=520&height=244&name=image-png-Apr-29-2023-09-38-39-0899-PM.png) - - from the Purchase Order View, click on**![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-03-54-44-8185-PM.png) Copy - or - ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-03-54-49-5557-PM.png) Copy to Credit** - the newly created Purchase Order will open for the opportunity to make required changes 5.    ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2023-09-40-19-5638-PM.png)Copy Purchase Order **from General Ledger** (user access permitting) - access the                Purchase History transaction in one of 2 ways:  ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2023-09-54-59-6005-PM.png) 1. 1. Copy Purchase Order **from GL Accounts** tab - - - double-click to open an account effected by the Purchase History transaction (ie: Inventory at Cost)![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2023-09-55-14-9107-PM.png) from the filtered or un-filtered Accounts list (see [Purchase Order List Filters](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/manual/%20purchase-orders-access-list-functionality#%20PurchasesListFilters) - click on the **Transactions** tab - select the relevant transaction line, then **View Source** (or double-click to open it) - from the Purchase Order view, click on ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-03-59-16-6961-PM.png) **Copy** - or - ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-03-59-24-7841-PM.png) **Credit** - a new Purchase Order will open for opportunity to make required changes 1. 1. Copy Purchase Order **from GL Transactions** tab ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2023-09-53-51-0136-PM.png?width=541&height=208&name=image-png-Apr-29-2023-09-53-51-0136-PM.png) - - - select the transaction from the filtered or un-filtered list (see [Filters](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/manual/%20purchase-orders-access-list-functionality#%20PurchasesListFilters)) then click on ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-04-01-16-0828-PM.png) **Transaction** and select **View Source ** - from the Purchase Order View, click on ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-04-01-23-1253-PM.png) **Copy** - or - ![](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hubfs/image-png-Dec-21-2022-04-01-30-1754-PM.png) **Credit** - new Purchase Order will open for opportunity to make required changes [![company logo](https://cs.geminilogic.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gemini%20Logic%20-%20Black-1.png?height=120&name=Gemini%20Logic%20-%20Black-1.png)](https://www.geminilogic.com/) Gemini Logic - [![linkedin_social_link_icon_alt_text](https://static.hsstatic.net/TemplateAssets/static-1.329/img/hs_default_template_images/modules/Follow+Me+-+Email/linkedin_circle_color.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/2460588) - [![youtube_social_link_icon_alt_text](https://static.hsstatic.net/TemplateAssets/static-1.329/img/hs_default_template_images/modules/Follow+Me+-+Email/youtube_circle_color.png)](https://www.youtube.com/user/GeminiLogicInc/featured) - [![twitter_social_link_icon_alt_text](https://static.hsstatic.net/TemplateAssets/static-1.329/img/hs_default_template_images/modules/Follow+Me+-+Email/twitter_circle_color.png)](https://twitter.com/gemini_logic) - [Go to Gemini Logic](https://www.geminilogic.com/) - [New Ticket](https://cs.geminilogic.com/en/migrated/manual/kb-tickets/new) - [Go to Customer Portal](https://cs.geminilogic.com/tickets-view)