# Linking Customer POs to Schedules and Plan Lines

Linking a Customer PO allows MEplan to track budget usage and remaining balances.

To link a PO to a schedule listed on the plan:

1. Select the **options menu** **([![Untitled design (4).png](https://kb.it-s.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2025-12/scaled-1680-/untitled-design-4.png)](https://kb.it-s.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2025-12/untitled-design-4.png))** on the schedule line
2. Choose **Edit Schedule**
3. Select the appropriate PO from the **Customer PO** drop-down

To link a PO to a single schedule lines:

1. Navigate to the **Schedule's line**
2. Double click the **Customer PO** field on the line
3. Select the relevant Customer PO number in the field's look-up
4. Select the plan line's **Save icon ( [![image.png](https://kb.it-s.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-01/scaled-1680-/image.png)](https://kb.it-s.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-01/image.png) )**

To link a PO to multiple schedule lines:

1. Navigate to the **Schedule**
2. Select the checkbox next to the relevant plan lines (selecting the top checkbox allows a user to select all lines once a filter is applied)
3. Select the schedule's **options menu (** **[![Option Icon.png](https://kb.it-s.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-01/scaled-1680-/option-icon.png)](https://kb.it-s.co.za/uploads/images/gallery/2026-01/option-icon.png) )**
4. Select **Update Selected**

In the **Bulk Update** window:

1. Select the appropriate PO number
2. Select **Update All** to save

Once linked, the PO number will appear on the schedule line items and a budget breakdown will be visible on the **Budgets** tab.