Unknown said:

1) When I print a purchase order off there is a section for description, but when I am creating a new purchase order in the system I don't have the option to enter a description, how do I change this?

It's either hidden (when in the Purchase Order click on View | Customize Journal to un-hide it) or

The width of the column is zero, so you can't see it.  

Unknown said:

2) When entering an invoice I have the option to link it to a project, when I enter an purchase order I do not. Is there any way to link the purchase order to a project?

I'm using Quantum, and there is a drop-down list of Projects just below the 'Items Stored At' dropdown.

Unknown said:

3) When linking it to a job, we like to have our purchase order amount broke out so we know how much was billed to us that month from the supplier against the purchase order. Is there a way when we print project reports to be able to sort the purchase orders from all the other general invoices for the job?

The Allocated Orders by Inventory Item report will show both Sales and Expenses, but you can un-report-ify it using Excel to get a list that you can use with an AutoFilter.  Again, I'm not sure which Editions this report is in.

Unknown said:

4) We would like to use the purchase order option to be able to track the amount left to be billed from our suppliers for the specific purchase order, is there a report we can print to see how much is outstanding?

The Pending Supplier Orders Detail by Supplier appears to have been designed by a moron, or someone completely unfamiliar with business, so it's basically useless as it comes out (except possibly as a 'filled / not filled' open order check.)

The Pending Supplier Orders Detail by Inventory Item may do what you want.   It will show each item, the orders it is outstanding on, the back order quantity, and the pending amount.   Again, exported to Excel and with an AutoFilter, it would be useful.

Sage 50 stores and tracks a great deal more information than is readily available in any of the 'canned' reports.   Sage Intelligence, XLGL (www.logicimtech.com), or any ODBC data tool will be able to more readily extract the information that you need.

All comments and opinions are mine, and I don't work for Sage.

Unknown said:

1) When I print a purchase order off there is a section for description, but when I am creating a new purchase order in the system I don't have the option to enter a description, how do I change this?

It's either hidden (when in the Purchase Order click on View | Customize Journal to un-hide it) or

The width of the column is zero, so you can't see it.  

Unknown said:

2) When entering an invoice I have the option to link it to a project, when I enter an purchase order I do not. Is there any way to link the purchase order to a project?

I'm using Quantum, and there is a drop-down list of Projects just below the 'Items Stored At' dropdown.

Unknown said:

3) When linking it to a job, we like to have our purchase order amount broke out so we know how much was billed to us that month from the supplier against the purchase order. Is there a way when we print project reports to be able to sort the purchase orders from all the other general invoices for the job?

The Allocated Orders by Inventory Item report will show both Sales and Expenses, but you can un-report-ify it using Excel to get a list that you can use with an AutoFilter.  Again, I'm not sure which Editions this report is in.

Unknown said:

4) We would like to use the purchase order option to be able to track the amount left to be billed from our suppliers for the specific purchase order, is there a report we can print to see how much is outstanding?

The Pending Supplier Orders Detail by Supplier appears to have been designed by a moron, or someone completely unfamiliar with business, so it's basically useless as it comes out (except possibly as a 'filled / not filled' open order check.)

The Pending Supplier Orders Detail by Inventory Item may do what you want.   It will show each item, the orders it is outstanding on, the back order quantity, and the pending amount.   Again, exported to Excel and with an AutoFilter, it would be useful.

Sage 50 stores and tracks a great deal more information than is readily available in any of the 'canned' reports.   Sage Intelligence, XLGL (www.logicimtech.com), or any ODBC data tool will be able to more readily extract the information that you need.

All comments and opinions are mine, and I don't work for Sage.