Creating and Submitting a Sales Order
This guide walks you through creating a new sales order, adding items and quantities, and submitting it for fulfillment.Prerequisites
- At least one customer exists in your system (e.g., a customer record named E2E Test Customer)
- At least one item exists in your inventory (e.g., Widget A)
1
Open the Sales Order list
Navigate to Selling > Sales Order. The Sales Order list view will load, showing all existing orders.
2
Create a new Sales Order
Click the New button at the top of the list. The New Sales Order form will open.
3
Enter the customer
In the Customer field, type or select the customer name for this order.
4
Add items to the order
In the items table, locate the first empty row and fill in the following:
- The item name in the text field (e.g., Widget A)
- The quantity in the first number field (e.g.,
5) - The unit price in the last number field (e.g.,
200)
5
Save the Sales Order
Click the Save button. A confirmation notification will appear confirming the order has been saved successfully.
6
Submit the Sales Order
Return to the Sales Order list, then click the saved order to open it. Click the Submit button to finalize the order. If a confirmation dialog appears, click Submit, Confirm, or Yes to proceed.The order status will update to Submitted.
Sales orders follow a document lifecycle. A newly created order starts in Draft status and must be Submitted before it can be used to generate delivery notes or invoices.