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# Recording a credit purchase

## Why this matters

A credit purchase records the stock received and the amount your business still owes the supplier.

> **Interactive guide**
>
> [Start the interactive guide in Dukarun](https://app.dukarun.com/learn/recording-a-credit-purchase). It opens the real purchase screen and points to the controls as you work.

## Before you start

Create the supplier and products first. Have the supplier invoice or delivery note nearby. Know the receiving location, quantities received, unit costs, and payment terms.

## Video

The task-specific walkthrough is being prepared. For now, watch this Dukarun overview.

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## Steps

1. Open **Purchases**, then choose **Record purchase**.
2. Select the supplier and the location that received the goods.
3. Add each product that arrived.
4. Enter the quantity received and the supplier's unit cost for each line.
5. Add the supplier reference and any useful notes.
6. Choose **Review purchase** and check the supplier, location, items, quantities, costs, and total.
7. Under payment, choose **Pay later**.
8. Choose **Confirm purchase**.

## What changes in Dukarun

Tracked stock increases at the selected location. The unpaid total becomes a payable on the supplier account. Choosing **Pay later** does not record money leaving the business.

## Related terms

[Credit purchase](/docs/glossary.md#credit-purchase), [payable](/docs/glossary.md#payable), [unit cost](/docs/glossary.md#unit-cost), and [stock location](/docs/glossary.md#stock-location).

## Continue the workflow

[Record the supplier payment](/docs/suppliers/recording-a-supplier-payment.md) when the bill is paid.

## If something does not look right

* If **Pay later** is unavailable, select a supplier and check that your role can record supplier credit purchases.
* If the stock or total is wrong, review the location, quantity, and unit cost before confirming.
* Record what was actually received. Do not use the ordered quantity when the delivered quantity was different.