Importing & Exporting
Purchase Orders
You can export purchase orders from Endless for reporting and review, and you can also import purchase orders in bulk with a CSV file.
Importing Purchase Orders
To import purchase orders, open the purchase orders list and use the import action to upload a CSV file.
During import, Endless validates the file and creates purchase orders from the rows in your CSV. Rows with the same PO Number are grouped together into a single purchase order with multiple line items.
If any row in the file is invalid, the entire import fails. Imported purchase orders are created in Draft status and the Pre-Production milestone.
Import Fields
The purchase order import accepts these columns:
PO Numberis requiredItem SKUis requiredItem Qty Orderedis optional and defaults to1when left blankItem Unit Costis optionalItem Lead Timeis optional
Import Rules
- The uploaded file must be a CSV file
- Rows where both
PO NumberandItem SKUare blank are skipped - Any non-blank row must include both
PO NumberandItem SKU Item SKUmust match an existing product SKU in your company- If any
PO Numberalready exists, the import fails - If any row is invalid, the whole file is rejected
Sample Import Layout
Use one row per line item. If multiple rows share the same PO Number, Endless creates one purchase order with multiple items.
| PO Number | Item SKU | Item Qty Ordered | Item Unit Cost | Item Lead Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO-1001 | SKU-RED-S | 10 | 12.50 | 14 |
| PO-1001 | SKU-BLUE-M | 5 | 14.00 | 14 |
| PO-1002 | SKU-GREEN-L | 3 | 18.25 | 21 |
In this example, PO-1001 creates one purchase order with two line items.
Exporting Purchase Orders
Purchase orders export gives you purchase order data in CSV format. It is useful for reporting, reconciliation, operational review, and sharing purchase order details outside Endless.
Included Data
The export includes both purchase order-level data and line-item data, so a single purchase order can appear on multiple rows when it has multiple active line items. Each row represents one active line item. If a purchase order has no active line items, it still appears in the export, with the line-item columns left blank.
The export can include purchase order details such as PO Number, status and milestone fields, supplier and contact information, financial totals, milestone and delivery dates, and item-level fields such as Item SKU, quantities, unit cost, landed cost, and HTS data.
Shipments
Shipments are part of Endless, but they do not currently support spreadsheet import or export.
Shipments are managed directly in the application. You can create and update them in Endless, and they tie directly into purchase order and inventory workflows.
Spreadsheet Support
Shipments do not currently support CSV import, CSV export, or spreadsheet templates for bulk creation or updates. Think of shipments as an in-app workflow rather than part of the spreadsheet import/export toolkit.
If you need to work with shipments, create and manage them directly in Endless by using the shipment pages and related purchase order workflows.
Suppliers
Suppliers export gives you supplier data in CSV format. It is useful for reporting, vendor review, contact management, and maintaining an external supplier directory.
How It Works
Each supplier appears as a single row. The export includes the supplier record, the primary contact if one exists, and the first saved address if one exists. If contact or address data is missing, those columns are left blank.
Included Data
The export can include supplier details such as Name, Status, Category, contact fields, address fields, commercial terms, and performance fields like Lead Time, Quality Rating, and On Time Delivery.
Tips For Reviewing The CSV
- use
StatusandCategoryto segment suppliers - use contact and address columns to build supplier lists
- use performance columns to review supplier reliability
- use terms fields to compare operating agreements across suppliers
Import Support
Suppliers do not currently have a spreadsheet import workflow in this import/export system.