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8.2.2. List Open Sales Orders

A Sales Order appears on the List Open Sales Orders screen if one or more of its Line Items remains open. Once all Line Items for a Sales Order have been closed, the Sales Order will no longer appear on the list. Typically, Sales Order Line Items are closed when the Order is selected for billing. To display open Sales Orders by Site, select the "Open Sales Orders" option. The following screen will appear:

Open Sales Orders Master List

When displaying open Sales Orders, you are presented with the following options:

All Sites

Select to display a list of open Sales Orders for all Sites.

Selected

Specify Site whose open Sales Orders you want to display.

Sales Orders

Display lists open Sales Orders.

Automatically Update

Select to automatically update the display every five minutes.

To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:

CLOSE

Closes the screen, returning you to the application desktop.

PRINT

Runs the report associated with this screen.

NEW

Opens screen for creating a new Sales Order.

VIEW

Highlight a Sales Order and then select this button to reach a read-only view of the "Edit" screen.

COPY

Highlight a Sales Order and then select this button to create a new Sales Order which duplicates the source Sales Order.

EDIT

Enables you to edit highlighted Sales Order. The edit screen is the same as that for creating a new Sales Order—except that when editing, the fields will contain Sales Order information. Double-clicking on a Sales Order will also bring you to the editing screen.

DELETE

Highlight a Sales Order and then select this button to remove the Sales Order from the master list

Right-clicking on an Order in the Sales Orders list enables you to select from the following menu options:

Edit

Enables you to edit highlighted Sales Order. The edit screen is the same as that for creating a new Sales Order—except that when editing, the fields will contain Sales Order information. Double-clicking on a Sales Order will also bring you to the editing screen.

View

Highlight a Sales Order and then select this button to reach a read-only view of the "Edit" screen.

Copy

Highlight a Sales Order and then select this button to create a new Sales Order which duplicates the source Sales Order.

Reschedule

Select to reschedule the specified Sales Order.

Delete

Highlight a Sales Order and then select this button to remove the Sales Order from the master list

Print Packing List

Select to print a Packing List for the specified Order.

Add to Packing List Batch

Select to add the specified Order to the Packing List Batch.

Email Order Acknowledgement

Select to schedule the Sales Order for email delivery.

Print Sales Order Form

Select to print a Sales Order Form for the specified Order.

Export Contents

Export the data displayed on the screen into a plain-text, TAB-delimited file. This file may subsequently be imported into a spreadsheet or other office tool.