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# How to Set Up and Use P.O. Line Item Components

The **P.O. Line Item Components** feature allows you to create **custom fields for Purchase Order items**, such as job numbers, internal codes, delivery methods, or other project-specific information.
Components help you **standardize the information entered on P.O.s** and can also be included in exports.

DPO supports components for:

* **P.O. Items** – Information assigned to individual P.O. line items.
* [**Whole P.O.s**](https://help.digitalpurchaseorder.com/en/article/how-to-use-po-components-14kyzab/) – Information that applies to the entire Purchase Order.

###### How to Set Up P.O. Line Item Components


1. Go to **Settings**.
2. Open **P.O. Line Item Components**.

###### Create a Component Section

Sections allow you to organize related components.

1. Click **+ Add Section**. 

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2. Click the **pencil icon** to edit the new section.
3. Enter a **Title** and, optionally, a **Description**.
4. Choose whether the information should be **included in exports**.
5. Save your changes.


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###### Add a Component

Once the section has been created, you can add the fields users will complete when working with a P.O.

1. Click the **pencil icon** to create and configure a component.
2. Enter a name for the component.
3. Optionally, add a **Description**.
4. Select the required **Field Type**.


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###### Select a Field Type

Depending on the information you want to collect, you can choose from different field types:

* **Checkbox**
* **Radio buttons**
* **Drop-Down**
* **Date/Time**
* **Date**
* **Textfield-single line**
* **Textarea-multiple lines**
 
For information that should be selected from predefined options, such as job numbers or delivery methods, a **Drop-Down** can help standardize the information entered by users.
 

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###### Add Values

For field types that use predefined selections, you can add the available values.

1. Scroll to the **Values** section.
2. Click **+ Add Value**.
3. Enter the required value.
4. Repeat this step for any additional values.

For example:
* Job #1001
* Job #1002
* Job #1003

 
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###### Configure Display & Behavior

Depending on the component and where it is used, additional settings are available.

These can include:
* **Filter values as you type** – Helps users find values in longer lists.
* **Required for each Purchase Order** – Makes the component mandatory.
* **Visible?** – Determines whether the component is displayed to users.
* **Include in P.O. Preview** – Displays the information in the P.O. preview. This option is available for components that apply to the whole P.O.
* **Show as Filter List** – Makes the component available for filtering. This option is available for components that apply to the whole P.O.
* **Include in Export** – Determines whether the component information is included when exporting data.



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###### Using P.O. Line Item Components

Once configured, P.O. Line Item Components become available when creating P.O. items.

1. Create or edit a **P.O. item**.
2. Locate the configured component.
3. Enter or select the required value.
4. Complete the remaining P.O. item information.


|| If a component has been configured as required, it must be completed before the P.O. can be created.



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###### View Components on a P.O.

Once the P.O. has been created, the component information used for each item remains available directly on the P.O.

1. Open the P.O.
2. Select the relevant **P.O. item**.
3. Open **P.O. Line Item Components** to view the component information assigned to that item.


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###### Components for the Whole P.O.

Components can also be configured for information that applies to the **entire Purchase Order rather than an individual P.O. item**.

This is useful for information such as a general job number, project reference, or other information that should apply to the complete P.O.
Depending on the configuration, whole-P.O. components can also be displayed in the **P.O. preview** and made available as **filters**.




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