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title: "Purchase order workflow with change orders"
description: "You can create change orders for the Normal type of purchase orders."
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  en: https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/purchases/process-purchase-orders/purchase-order-workflow-with-change-orders/index.md
lastmod: 2026-02-19
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# Purchase order workflow with change orders

Last modified February 19, 2026

> You can create change orders for the Normal type of purchase orders.


The change order workflow affects the standard purchase order life cycle as follows:

+ The change order workflow is automatically enabled for a normal purchase order if at least one purchase order line refers to a project with the change order workflow enabled.
+ After a purchase order with the change order workflow has been assigned the **Open** status and at least one related change order has been created, the purchase order cannot be removed or put on hold.
+ After an existing purchase order with the **Open** status has been changed by means of a change order and printing or emailing is required for the purchase order, the system assigns to the purchase order the **Pending printing** or **Pending email** status, respectively.
+ A purchase order with the **Pending printing** or **Pending email** status status cannot be removed from the system if there is a change order that refers to this purchase order.
+ A purchase order with the **Open** status and with the change order workflow enabled can be modified by means of change orders only.
+ A purchase order with the **Open** status or an open line of this purchase order can be canceled or completed.
+ A purchase order that originates from a change order cannot be edited or removed and can be only printed, emailed, cancelled, completed, or altered by yet another change order.


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