# Predictive Purchasing

The last way to build new Purchase Orders in Sellercloud is through our **Predictive Purchasing** tools to help forecast what you need to order based on your demand.

- You can access **Predictive Purchasing** in the **Purchasing Module** from the **Tools** drop-down.

- Once on the **Predictive Purchasing** page, you can start adding your filters to get your purchasing forecast.

1. The two required fields are **Days Of Order** and **Days To Order**.

- **Days Of Order** – The number of days you want to look back at your order history to calculate a daily velocity on a certain SKU.

- **Days To Order** – Using the daily velocity, Days To Order will calculate the amount of inventory needed to be purchased (QTY TO ORDER) to meet the current demand.

2. By clicking the blue **v** to the left of the SKU you are forecasting, you can **pull up a detailed view** to take into account seasonality and out-of-stock days when forecasting.

- You can set **Blackout Days** and customize your forecasting based on your **SKU-specific sales history** over a 365-day period.

3. Using the details provided in the **Predictive Purchasing** **report**, you can either use the forecasted **Qty To Order** or edit the **Qty To Order** before creating the new Purchase Order.

4. Once ready to create the Purchase Order, click the blue **Actions** **button** at the bottom right of the screen and select **Add to PO** from the menu.

5. From here, you can either add the **Qty To Order** to an **Existing PO** or create a new Purchase Order by selecting **New PO**.