How to Use P.O. Components
- Bogdan Büchner
- Jan 1, 2026
- 3 min read
Every company has different information it needs to capture when creating a Purchase Order. With DPO’s P.O. Components feature, you can create your own sections and categories that apply to an entire Purchase Order.
Components can be used for information such as job numbers, payment options, delivery methods or predefined delivery addresses.
Create your own component structure
To customize your component structure, go to Settings and select P.O. Components.
Start by creating a new section using the Add section button. For example, you could create a section called Job Numbers.
Once the section has been created, open its settings to configure the component. You can add a sub-category name or leave the label field blank if no additional label is required.
Choose the right field type
DPO offers several field types, allowing you to configure each component according to the information you want to collect.
Available options include:
Checkbox
Radio button
Dropdown box
Date/time field
Date field
Text field
For information such as Job Number IDs, a dropdown field can be particularly useful.
You can add the available options individually in the Values section. These values will then appear as selectable options when users create a Purchase Order.
Configure how components behave
Several additional settings allow you to control how a component works within DPO.
If your dropdown contains a large number of values, you can enable an option that narrows the available choices as the user starts typing instead of displaying the entire list.
You can also make a component a required field. This ensures that Purchase Orders are connected to the corresponding component before they can be created.
Display components in the P.O. preview
Component information can also be shown directly in the DPO Purchase Order preview.
Activate Include in PO preview if you want users to see the selected component values without opening the detailed Purchase Order view.
Use components to filter Purchase Orders
By activating Show as filter list, the component appears in the sidebar of the Purchase Order view.
This allows you to filter Purchase Orders by the corresponding component and review the accumulated net total for pending or finally approved Purchase Orders.
Add components to a Purchase Order
Once your component structure has been configured, you can use it when creating a new Purchase Order. Select the appropriate Department and Supplier, then open the Components tab and choose the relevant component values.
After adding your Purchase Order items, create the Purchase Order as usual.
The selected component information can then be reviewed directly within the Purchase Order or on the generated Purchase Order PDF.
Choose where components appear on the PDF
DPO also allows you to control where component information is displayed on the Purchase Order PDF. Return to the Component Settings, open the relevant component and select whether the information should appear in the upper left or upper right section of the Purchase Order PDF.
Customize Purchase Orders to fit your processes
P.O. Components give you the flexibility to add company-specific information to your Purchase Orders and determine how that information is entered, displayed and used for filtering. From job numbers and delivery methods to custom text or date fields, the component structure can be configured according to your individual Purchase Order requirements.
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