- Open Vendors and add the supplier: name and phone at minimum.
- Use the Vendor Categories tab the same way as product categories.
- Set an opening balance if you already owe them.
- Record a vendor payment when you pay. Methods include cash, bank, cheque, and online.
- Open the vendor ledger and export CSV if the accountant wants it.
- From the vendor you can open their purchase returns.


Buying stock is a purchase order, not a vendor payment. The payment settles what the receive put on the balance.
Next: Quotes.