Sales orders represent the sales made by the company. Sales orders have their own status, as well as a shipping status, an invoicing status, and a payment status.
Create a sales order #
- From the menu on the left, choose Sales -> Sales orders.
- Click Create sales order in the top right.

- Enter the requested information, some additional details are given below:

- Customer: it’s best to choose the customer before adding items. This way, you will have all the right information for that specific customer (e.g. price lists, taxes, etc.).
- Customer information, shipping and billing address: if all this information is filled in the customer profile, it will appear. It is still possible to modify them directly in the order.
- Customer notes: comments or instructions left directly by the customer regarding their order.
- Notes: allows you to add notes to the customer. These notes automatically appear at the bottom of the PDF document sent to the customer.
- Conditions: allows you to add specific conditions related to the order. They also automatically appear at the bottom of the PDF document sent to the customer.
- To add items to the order, click the Add button. An item selection window will open. Learn more about this window.

- Once an item has been added, you can adjust its information :

- Item: general information about the item.
- Quantity: information on the quantity status. Note: the net weight can only be modified if the item’s selling price calculation method is based on the material weight.
- Cost: information on price, margin, discount and taxes.
- Click Save in the top right when you’re done.
Duplicate a sales order #
Duplication allows you to create a new sales order without starting from scratch. The basic order and customer information is automatically transferred.
Special cases if the order is associated to a project :
| Standard project | ALIX offers by default to keep the same project as the one of the initial order. |
| Sales project | ALIX offers by default to create a new project. It is also possible to associate the new command to a Standard project. |
- From the menu on the left, choose Sales -> Sales orders, and then click the desired sales order.

- At the top right, click More Actions -> Duplicate.

- The sales order creation window opens with the information already filled.
- If necessary, make changes to the order and items, then click Save.

Edit a sales order #
You can’t edit a sales order that is in the Closed or Cancelled status.
- From the menu on the left, choose Sales -> Sales orders.

- Click the sales order that you want to edit. The information about this command will appear on the screen.
- Click Edit in the top right.

- Make the changes you want. When you’re done, click Save in the top right.
Delete a sales order #
You can’t delete a sales order that is in the Closed or Cancelled status, that has shipped and/or invoiced items, or that is linked to project cards.
- From the menu on the left, choose Sales -> Sales orders.

- In the list, check the sales orders that you want to delete.
- Click Delete at the top of the list.
Cancel a sales order #
- From the menu on the left, choose Sales -> Sales Orders.

- Click the sales order that you want to cancel. The information about this command will appear on the screen.
- From the More Actions menu in the top right, select Cancel. This action cannot be reversed.









