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When you run intercompany trade in Business Central, an order you change in one company has to update correctly in the other. This article walks through what happens when you correct a mistake on a purchase order after it has already created a sales order in your supply company, and shows that the change carries over automatically.
If you create a purchase order in your sales company and release it, Business Central creates a matching sales order in your supply company. If you then need to correct something, like a wrong item number, you reopen the order, make the change, and release it again. The update flows to the supply company, where the sales order reflects the new item number after you refresh the page.
You do not have to manually edit the order in both companies. The intercompany link keeps the documents in sync.
Correcting a purchase order after it has created an intercompany sales order
The scenario starts in the main company, or sales company, where you create a purchase order and release it. Releasing the order creates a sales order in the supply company.
Mistakes happen. You might realise you typed in the wrong item number. Instead of cancelling and starting over, you can correct the existing order and push the update through to the supply company.
How to reopen, change the item, and release the order again
The steps are straightforward:
- Reopen the purchase order in the sales company.
- Change the item to the correct item number.
- Release the order again.
Releasing the order a second time sends the update to the supply company.
Verifying that the change reached the supply company
To confirm the update worked, switch to the supply company and refresh the sales order page. The item number on the sales order now matches the corrected item number from the purchase order. The two documents stay aligned without any manual intervention in the supply company.
Q&A
What happens when I release a purchase order in my sales company?
Releasing the purchase order creates a matching sales order in your supply company.
Can I correct a wrong item number after an intercompany sales order has been created?
Yes. Reopen the purchase order in your sales company, change the item, and release the order again. The corrected item number flows automatically to the sales order in the supply company.
Do I need to manually update the order in both companies?
No. When you release the corrected purchase order, the intercompany link updates the sales order in the supply company for you. Refresh the page in the supply company to see the change.