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Purchasing Report Summaries

  • Last Updated: December 11, 2025

Purchasing Reports pull information from the Exatouch Database about purchases, including purchase orders, vendor details, and inventory stock levels.

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Run a Purchasing Report

  1. From Home , navigate to Reports > Purchasing to display the Purchasing work area.
  2. Navigate to Reports

  3. Select a Range of dates and times for this report to cover (pre-defined or custom).
  4. Choose Date Range

  5. Select a report format option:
    • Preview – Generate and display the report on screen.
    • Print – Generate and print to your report printer.
    • File – Generate save to an inserted USB thumb drive.
    • Send Excel – Generate and prepare to send in XML format as an email attachment.
    • Send PDF – Generate and prepare to send in PDF format as an email attachment.
    • Send Word – Generate and prepare to send in DOC format as an email attachment.

    Choose report format

  6. Tap the name of your report to run: Vendors , Vendor Items , Low Level Items , Suggested Order , or POs .
  7. Choose report

    • Tip! Use the Vendor search field beneath the Vendors report button to narrow your search by individual vendor. Tap the magnifying glass icon, select a vendor from the pop-up that displays, and then select a report to run.

  8. Review, send, or save the report as needed.

Low Level Items

The Vendor Item Low Level Report provides merchants with a list of items that have a stock quantity below the Low Level threshold.

  • Item – The Name of the item.
  • SKU – Primary SKU saved.
  • Mfg – The item manufacturer.
  • Part # – Part number saved on the Inventory tab.
  • Size – Item Size saved.
  • Color – Item Color saved.
  • Cost– The merchant’s purchase cost.
  • On Hand – The current stock quantity.
  • Reorder Qty – The purchasing quantity default.
  • Status – indicates the quantity status of the item.
    • R – Item needs to be reordered.
    • T – If the item is a parent / child inventory item.
    • Null – Item is at a healthy inventory count.

Low Level Items Report

Purchase Orders (POs)

The Purchase Orders Report provides merchants with a history of their purchase order activity. The report is organized by Vendor. It will display a vendor total as well as a grand total at the end.

  • PO # – Purchase order number.
  • Date – The date the purchase order was created.
  • Description – A Preview of the first few items on the order.
  • Amount – The total purchase cost for the order.
  • Status – The status of the order the such as Open, Paid, Completed and Voided.
  • Delivery – The date the order was completed or paid.

Purchase Orders Report

Suggested Order

The Suggested Order Report provides merchants with a suggested purchase order. Items must have a reorder quantity saved and a low or zero in stock quantity. If the item is sold infrequently, it will not populate on the report.

  • Item – Item Name saved on Items Details.
  • SKU – Primary SKU.
  • Size – Pack Size saved on the item.
  • Color – The item’s color.
  • Part # – Manufacturer Part Number.
  • On Hand – the quantity of the item at the time the report is ran.
  • Reorder Qty – The Reorder Quantity set to the item.
  • Cost – Total cost to the merchant to purchase a single item.
  • Margin – The margin calculated from selling the item.

Suggested Order Report

Vendors

The Vendors Report provides merchants with their vendors contact information.

  • Vendor – The business name saved to the vendor.
  • Address – The vendor’s physical location.
  • Contact – Point of contact with the business.
  • Fax – The vendor’s fax line.
  • Phone – Phone number saved on Vendor Details.
  • Email – The email address where the vendor can be reached.

Vendor List

Vendor Items

The Vendor Items Report provides merchants with their inventory provided by each vendor. The report is organized by vendor.

  • Company – The business name of the vendor.
  • Description – The item description sold by the vendor.

Vendor Item List

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Related Topics

  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • How to Run, Email & Print Reports
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchasing Reports

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