If you are a service-oriented business, you may not need all the sophisticated inventory handling features available in xTuple ERP. However, you will need to purchase things. The goods you buy could range from office supplies to equipment and materials bought for projects you're working on for customers.
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If you manage a lot of projects, you might be interested in knowing about the project accounting features available in xTuple ERP. Project accounting enables you to track revenue and expenses by project—and generate financial statements by project. To learn more about xTuple Project Accounting, use the following link: http://www.xtuple.org/docs/project.
In this section we'll explore how to make purchases and pay vendors for the things you buy.
