Create Purchase Order Skill
Creates a purchase order (PO) record in the NexERP system. A purchase order represents goods/services to be ordered from a supplier.
Usage
bash
python main.py \
--supplier-name "ACTION BOLT" \
--order-date "2025-10-26" \
--items '[{"product_name": "WIRE D1.2", "quantity": 100, "unit_price": 10.50}]' \
--json
Required Fields
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--supplier-name: Supplier name (fuzzy match supported) - •
--order-date: Order date (YYYY-MM-DD format) - •
--items: JSON array of line items
Item Fields
Each item must have:
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product_name: Product name or SKU (fuzzy match supported) - •
quantity: Quantity to order (positive number) - •
unit_price: Price per unit
Optional item fields:
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discount: Line discount percentage (0-100) - •
remark: Line item remark/notes
Optional PO Fields
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--supplier-ref: Supplier's reference number - •
--expiry-date: PO expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD) - •
--tax-rate: Tax rate as decimal (default: 0.06 for 6% tax) - •
--remark: PO remark/notes
Output
Returns JSON with PO details:
json
{
"success": true,
"po_number": "PO25100036",
"txn_id": 2126,
"supplier": "ACTION BOLT & NUTS SDN BHD",
"order_date": "2025-10-26",
"items_count": 1,
"subtotal": 1050.00,
"tax": 63.00,
"grand_total": 1113.00,
"status": "Pending"
}
Error Handling
Returns error JSON if:
- •Supplier not found (suggests alternatives)
- •Product not found for any item
- •Invalid date format
- •Invalid amounts or quantities
- •Database connection fails
Database Tables
Writes to 3 tables:
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tbl_porder_txn- PO header - •
tbl_porder_item- Line items - •
tbl_porder_movement- Stock movement tracking
Document Number Format
PO numbers follow pattern: PO{YY}{MM}{NNNN}
- •Example:
PO25100036= October 2025, PO #36
Business Rules
- •Supplier must exist and be active (Status_i = 1)
- •Products must exist in tbl_product_code
- •Order date must be valid date format
- •Quantities must be positive
- •Amounts rounded to 2 decimal places
- •Default tax rate: 6% (for purchase orders)
- •PO status defaults to 'P' (Pending)
- •Automatic calculation: SubTotal + Tax = GrandTotal
PO Status Values
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P: Pending (default) - •
A: Approved - •
C: Confirmed - •
R: Received - •
X: Cancelled
Integration
This skill is called by the Database Agent when processing purchase order documents.
Examples
Single Item PO
bash
python main.py \
--supplier-name "ACTION" \
--order-date "2025-10-26" \
--items '[{"product_name": "WIRE D1.2-L105.8", "quantity": 100, "unit_price": 10.50}]' \
--json
Multi-Item PO with Expiry Date
bash
python main.py \
--supplier-name "NINGBO" \
--order-date "2025-10-26" \
--expiry-date "2025-11-26" \
--supplier-ref "REF-2025-ABC" \
--items '[
{"product_name": "WIRE D1.2", "quantity": 200, "unit_price": 5.00},
{"product_name": "BOLT M10", "quantity": 1000, "unit_price": 0.50, "discount": 15}
]' \
--remark "Urgent order - deliver by Nov 15" \
--json
With Custom Tax Rate
bash
python main.py \
--supplier-name "Dell" \
--order-date "2025-10-26" \
--items '[{"product_name": "Laptop", "quantity": 5, "unit_price": 3500.00}]' \
--tax-rate 0.08 \
--json
Testing
bash
# Test with verbose output
python main.py --supplier-name "ACTION" --order-date "2025-10-26" \
--items '[{"product_name": "WIRE", "quantity": 50, "unit_price": 10.00}]' \
--verbose --json
# Test error handling (invalid supplier)
python main.py --supplier-name "XYZ_NONEXISTENT" --order-date "2025-10-26" \
--items '[{"product_name": "WIRE", "quantity": 50, "unit_price": 10.00}]' \
--json
Exit Codes
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0: Success - •
1: Error (invalid input, database error) - •
2: Not found (supplier/product not found)