Quotations & sales orders
- Quotation
- Sales order
- Delivery note
- Invoice
Each document is created from the previous one with the Create button at the top, so items, quantities and prices carry over and nothing is re-typed.
Quotation
- Sales
- Quotations
or New → Quotation on the dashboard
- Click New.
- Choose the customer. You can also pick a lead who isn't a customer yet.
- Set Valid till, the offer's expiry date.
- Add items and quantities. Prices come from the price list and can be edited.
- Add terms and conditions if any. Save recurring text as a template in Sales → Setup → Terms and Conditions.
- Save and submit, then print it or share it on WhatsApp from the top of the document.
A quotation has no accounting or stock effect — it's a document for the customer only.
Following up on quotes
Quotations not turned into orders stay Open. Review them regularly and follow up, or set them to Lost with a reason so you learn why deals are lost.
Sales order
- Sales
- Sales Orders
The sales order is your commitment once the customer agrees. Use it when you:
- Need a binding delivery date to track.
- Deliver in batches.
- Want to reserve stock.
- Need an advance payment before delivery.
From a quotation: open the submitted quotation → Create → Sales Order. Set a delivery date per item, then save and submit.
Advance payment
From the submitted order: Create → Payment, which creates a receipt linked to the order. When you invoice later, the advance is deducted automatically.
Delivery note
- Sales
- Delivery Notes
Records goods leaving the warehouse to the customer and deducts them from stock.
- From the sales order: Create → Delivery Note.
- Adjust quantities for a partial delivery; the rest stays open on the order.
- Check the warehouse goods leave from.
- Save, submit, and print it for the recipient to sign.
Invoice
From the sales order or delivery note: Create → Sales Invoice. Details in Sales invoices.
Invoicing after a delivery note
If a delivery note came first, stock was already deducted there; the invoice created from it doesn't deduct it again.
Tracking orders
A sales order's status updates automatically: To Deliver and Bill → To Bill or To Deliver → Completed. Filter the list by status to see what's not delivered or billed.
The useful report here is Sales → Reports → Sales Order Analysis, showing late deliveries and remaining quantities.
