# How to view purchase reports in Snad

To view purchase reports in Snad ERP, open **Reports**, then **Purchase invoices** in the **Purchases** card. Set the period with **Pick a date**, narrow the report by **Supplier** or **Warehouse**, and read **Total** and **Grand total**. Click any row to see the invoice items, and use **More** to export or print.

## Before you start

- Purchase invoices recorded in Snad ([how to create a purchase invoice](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/create-purchase-invoice)).
- Permission to view purchase reports for your user ([roles and permissions](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/roles-permissions)).

## Steps

1. **Open the purchase invoices report.** In the sidebar choose **Reports**, then press **Purchase invoices** in the **Purchases** card. To find a report faster, type its name in **Search reports...**. [Details](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/purchase-reports#adv-other-reports)

   ![The Snad reports page with the Purchases card and its Purchase invoices link](https://www.snad.io/images/guide/purchase-reports/nav-en.webp)

   Image key: (1) The **Purchases** card · (2) **Purchase invoices**

2. **Set the period.** Press **Pick a date**, then choose a ready period such as **This year**, or pick the first and last day on the calendar.

   ![The date picker open on the purchase invoices report, with ready periods and the calendar](https://www.snad.io/images/guide/purchase-reports/period-en.webp)

   Image key: (1) The **Pick a date** button · (2) A ready period, such as **This year**

3. **Narrow the report by supplier.** Press **Supplier**, search by name, tick one or more suppliers, then press **Apply**. **Warehouse** works the same way. [Details](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/purchase-reports#adv-more-filters)

   ![The supplier list open in the purchase report filters, with one supplier ticked](https://www.snad.io/images/guide/purchase-reports/filters-en.webp)

   Image key: (1) Search by supplier name · (2) A ticked supplier · (3) The **Apply** button

4. **Read the invoice table.** Each row is one invoice: **Invoice number**, **Created at**, **Supplier**, **Warehouse** and **Payment method**, then the amounts in the next columns. [Details](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/purchase-reports#adv-chart)

   ![The purchase invoices report table after the filters, with the record count above it](https://www.snad.io/images/guide/purchase-reports/table-en.webp)

   Image key: (1) Record count · (2) **Invoice number** · (3) **Supplier** · (4) **Payment method**

5. **Check the totals.** Two rows sit under the table: **Total** for the records on the page you see, and **Grand total** for every record in the report with your filters.

   ![The Total and Grand total rows under the purchase invoices table](https://www.snad.io/images/guide/purchase-reports/totals-en.webp)

   Image key: (1) **Total**: the rows of this page · (2) **Grand total**: every record in the report

6. **Open an invoice's details.** Click any row in the table and a window opens with its **Items**, quantities and prices. Move between invoices with the two arrows at the bottom of the window, and press **Open full record** to open the invoice itself.

   ![The purchase invoice details window from the report, with the invoice items](https://www.snad.io/images/guide/purchase-reports/row-en.webp)

   Image key: (1) The record's place among the page's records · (2) **Items**: product, quantity and price

7. **Export or print the report.** Press **More**, then **Export** as Excel or CSV to download the table, or **Print** to print it. [Details](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/purchase-reports#adv-export-scope)

   ![The More menu open on the purchase report, with export and print](https://www.snad.io/images/guide/purchase-reports/more-en.webp)

   Image key: (1) The **More** button · (2) **Export** (Excel) · (3) **Print**

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## Advanced details

### Other purchase reports

The **Purchases** card holds other reports on almost the same screen: the filters, the table and the export work in them as in this guide.

For sales and stock: [sales reports](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/sales-reports) and [inventory reports](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/stock-reports).

- **Brief purchase report** and **Purchase returns**: invoices with fewer columns, and purchase returns ([how to create a purchase return](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/create-purchase-refund)).
- **Purchase quotations**, **Purchase orders** and **Goods receipt note**: the documents that come before the invoice ([how to create a purchase order](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/create-purchase-order) and [goods receipt note](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/create-goods-receipt)).
- **Purchase payments**, **Item purchases**, **Suppliers** and **Supplier price comparison**: purchases grouped by payment, [item](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/create-product) or [supplier](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/create-supplier).
- **Suppliers aging** and **Supplier statement**: what you owe each supplier ([how to view a supplier statement](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/supplier-statement)). They need the accounting reports permission.

### Payment method and the invoice number

Press **More filters** to find **Payment method**, and pick from it as you pick a supplier.

The payment methods you can pick are **Cash**, **Card**, **Transfer** and **On credit**. To reach one invoice, type its number in **Document no.**.

### The chart instead of the table

Press **Chart** above the table to see bars sized by value for the records on the page you see; **Table** takes you back.

Choose what is drawn from **Metric**. The [shortcut](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/keyboard-shortcuts) `Alt + V` flips between the two views.

### What export and print include

Export and print take only the records on the page you see. Raise **Rows per page** (up to 250) to include more, or move between pages.

If you tick one or more rows, the export takes only those. The Excel file carries the applied filters by name and the totals.

To print the documents themselves in their official layout, set up [print settings](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/print-settings).

## Common questions

### How do I get a monthly purchase report in Snad?

Open **Reports**, then **Purchase invoices**, press **Pick a date** and choose **This month** or **Last month**. Read the **Grand total** under the table.

### How do I see what I bought from one supplier?

In **Purchase invoices** press **Supplier**, tick it and press **Apply**. The report shows that supplier's invoices only, and **Grand total** adds them up.

### What is the difference between Total and Grand total?

**Total** adds up only the records on the page you see. **Grand total** adds up every record that matches your filters, across all pages, so they match when one page holds every record.

### How do I export the purchase report to Excel?

Press **More**, then **Export** (Excel). The file holds the records on the page you see, so raise **Rows per page** if you want more.

### Why can't I see the purchase reports?

The **Purchases** card shows to users allowed to view purchase reports ([roles and permissions](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/roles-permissions)). Suppliers aging and the supplier statement also need the accounting reports permission.

## Read next

- [Create a purchase invoice](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/create-purchase-invoice) — Create a purchase invoice in Snad: pick the supplier and warehouse, add products at cost, choose the payment and save. Seven steps with screenshots.
- [View a supplier statement](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/supplier-statement) — View a supplier statement in Snad: pick the supplier, read the balance aging and entries, then print, export or send it. Six short steps.
- [View sales reports](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/sales-reports) — Open the sales invoices report in Snad, set the period and customer, read the totals and items, then export or print it. Seven steps with screenshots.
- [Add a supplier](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/create-supplier) — Add a supplier in Snad: enter the name, trade and bank details, set the payment terms and save. Seven short steps with screenshots, plus auto purchasing.
- [View inventory reports](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/stock-reports) — See your current stock in Snad: quantity and cost per product, filtered by warehouse, then exported or printed. Six short steps with screenshots.
- [Set up printing](https://www.snad.io/en/guide/print-settings) — Set up how your documents print in Snad: create a template, make it active for a document type, and return to the default design anytime. Five short steps.
- [Snad ERP](https://www.snad.io/en/erp) — Sales, purchases, inventory and accounting together.

[Open this screen in Snad](https://app.snad.io/dashboard/reports/purchase/invoice)

- **URL:** https://www.snad.io/en/guide/purchase-reports
- **Last reviewed:** 2026-11-04

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