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What are the reasons why Order No. gets missing after posting using Purchase Invoice Option

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What are the reasons why Order No. gets missing after posting using Purchase Invoice Option

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Teagen Boll 1,401 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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It will depend how users are creating invoices. If they create invoices using get receipt lines that will denote its potentially pulling multiple orders into one invoice. The order no. itself can be seen on the Posted Purchase Invoice Lines page.

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OussamaSabbouh 12,808 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hello,

Order No. disappears after posting a Purchase Invoice when you don’t post directly from the Purchase Order.
If you create or post the invoice separately (or break the link using “Get Receipt Lines”), BC doesn’t copy the PO number to the posted invoice.

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Oussama Sabbouh

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

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Hello,

The Order No. often disappears on a posted Purchase Invoice because Business Central only retains it when the invoice originates directly from a Purchase Order.

If you create the invoice manually, post fully, use batch posting, combine receipts, or have customizations affecting the posting routine, the link may be cleared.

In standard BC, the system prioritizes vendor references like Vendor Invoice No., so the Order No. field is not guaranteed to persist after posting.

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Rishabh Kanaskar 6,219 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi,

If you post directly from the invoice page instead of the order page, the system does not populate the “Order No.” field on the posted invoice.
To retain the Order No., post from the Purchase Order using Receive and Invoice.

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Rishabh

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