Fishbowl Advanced error

Fishbowl: "PO may already exist for this sales order"

Q: Why does Fishbowl say "The Vendor PO field shows that a purchase order(s) may have already been created from this sales order. Do you want to continue?"?

The system is warning that a purchase order may have already been created from this sales order. Check your records to confirm whether a PO exists, then decide whether to continue with creating another.

Warning✕

The Vendor PO field shows that a purchase order(s) may have already been created from this sales order. Do you want to continue?

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What it means

When creating a purchase order from a sales order, Fishbowl tracks whether a PO has already been linked to that SO. This warning appears if the system detects an existing or potential PO relationship, asking you to confirm before proceeding. It’s a safeguard to prevent unintentional duplicate POs.

What to check

Look up the sales order to see whether a PO is already linked to it
Confirm whether you intended to create a new PO (for example, splitting the order across multiple vendors) or if this is an accidental duplicate attempt
If you’re certain no PO exists for this SO, you can safely proceed; otherwise cancel and review the existing PO