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What are the reasons why Orders No's are not reflected in the “Order Nos.” column of the Posted PI

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What are the reasons why Orders No's are not reflected in the “Order Nos.” column of the Posted PI

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Pallavi Phade 5,420 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Namaste @CU20112316-1

There are two ways you can post a purchase invoice

1) Using Purchase Order option

If you post a Purchase Order using invoice or Recieve & Invoice option "Order no" flows in Posted Purchase Invoice Header .Invoice generating out of purchase order.

2) Using Purchase Invoice Option

This will not give any infromation of Order no as it has no reference . But if you use Get Receipt Lines feature you can get "Order No" in posted purchase invoice lines as there can be multiple orders or reciepts billed for same vendor

Posted Purchase Invoices with blank order no

Posted Purchase Invoice Lines if you used Reciept Reference

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Hi, good day
I hope this can help you, and give you some hints.

Dynamics 365 Business Central: Populate/Flow Order No. & Order Line No. when using the Get Shipment Lines action in Sales Invoice | Dynamics 365 Lab

Dynamics 365 Business Central: Populate/Flow Order No. & Order Line No. when using the Get Receipt Lines action in Purchase Invoice | Dynamics 365 Lab

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Gerardo

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Valentin Castravet 32,157 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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If you post a purchase invoice from a purchase order, the order no. field will be populated in the posted invoice.

But if instead you posted a purchase invoice from an unposted purchase invoice, the order no. field will not be populated in the posted invoice.

Valentin Castravet
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OussamaSabbouh 12,808 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hello,

“Order Nos.” is blank on a Posted PI when the invoice is not 100% tied to a single PO.

That happens when:

Lines come from multiple POs, or

There are manual lines, or

“Get Receipt Lines” pulled receipts from different POs.

If BC can’t confirm one unique PO, it leaves the field empty.

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Oussama Sabbouh

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YUN ZHU 99,055 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Yes, this requires some simple customization, which I've discussed in detail before; please refer to the link provided by Gerardo.

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ZHU

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Jainam M. Kothari 15,732 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hello,

The Order No. column on a posted Purchase Invoice often remains blank because the invoice was created directly (not from a Purchase Order), multiple orders were combined into one invoice, batch posting routines skipped populating the field, or customizations altered the posting logic.

Additionally, in standard Business Central, vendor references like Vendor Invoice No. are prioritized, so the Order No. isn’t guaranteed to persist after posting.

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