# Ordering Materials
The Ordering Materials Feature allows you to easily generate Purchase Order Requests (in Spreadsheet format) from the Bill of Materials.
See below how to generate a Purchase Order Request:
1. Select your Job:
2. Click on Orders:
3. The Orders Tab contains the following Fields:
1. **Search Material:** where you can search for specific Materials within the Bill of Materials (BOM) of the selected Job;
2. **Template:** here, select which Template you want to use to generate Purchase Order Requests;
3. **Materials List:** use this to navigate through all Items on you Job's BOM;
4. **List of Selected Materials:** this Field lists all Materials selected in the Materials List (see above). These are the Materials that will populate your Purchase Order Request.
4. Select the Materials to be included in the Purchase Order Request then click on "**Add Order +**":
5. Open the Template Dropdown to choose which Template will be used to generate your Purchase Order Request:
6. If you want, you can tick the "**Skip Category Headers**" option to exclude Headers when generating your Purchase Order Request:
7. Almost there! Review the **List of Selected Materials** by adding/removing Materials to ensure it is correct. Also, change the Purchase Order Name to suit your needs:
8. You're done! Click on "**Save Order Request**" and, then, "**Download**" your Purchase Order Request:
Spreadsheet example
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