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# Delete a purchase order

> Remove a saved purchase order and its paperwork from the app, and its copy from Zoho

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Deleting a purchase order in the app removes it from the engine with its scanned paperwork, and Zoho's copy is deleted within a minute. Its number stays used.

## Before you start

* You are signed in as a technician or higher. An apprentice can see purchase orders but cannot raise or delete one; see [Roles and what they can do](/handbook/app/roles-and-what-they-can-do).
* The number does not come back. A number goes back only when a counter purchase order sheet is closed before it is saved, and only while it is still the newest one handed out; see [How purchase order numbers work](/handbook/parts/how-purchase-order-numbers-work).

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Find the purchase order">
    Open **Purchase orders** and swipe the order to the left.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Delete it">
    Tap **Delete**, then confirm. The app removes the order and its scans, and the engine queues a delete for Zoho.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## How you know it worked

* The purchase order is gone from the **Purchase orders** list.
* Within a minute the purchase order is gone from Zoho.

## If it did not work

* The app says the order was deleted but its paperwork could not be removed: the row is gone; the scan file was left behind and does no harm.
* Zoho's copy is still there after two minutes: see [Fix a record that did not sync](/handbook/running/fix-a-record-that-did-not-sync).

## Related

* [How ordering parts works](/handbook/parts/how-ordering-parts-works)
* [How purchase order numbers work](/handbook/parts/how-purchase-order-numbers-work)
* [Zoho CRM](/systems/zoho-crm)