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== Summary ==
The following article explains how to get started with our {{SO}} and {{PO}} modules.

== More Information ==
=== Purpose of the module ===
The Order Processing module allows you to store, track and process customer and supplier orders. It acts as your method for bringing goods into stock via Purchase Ordering, and provides you with the repository for your customer orders via Sales Ordering so that they can be tracked and either retrieved into other parts of Platinum such as the {{WS}} or {{ST}} or processed for picking, delivery and invoicing for retail, trade, wholesale, web/internet or eBay sales in its own right.

=== Initial Setup - Creating Order Statuses ===
* Though there are standard order statuses already set up in your Platinum system, you can add your own. See [[How do I Set up Statuses for Sales Orders?]] and [[How do I Set up Statuses for Purchase Orders?]] for details.

=== Creating Sales and Purchase Orders ===
* Creating Sales or Purchase orders in Platinum is a quick and simple process. See [[Creating a Stock Sales Order]] for details on creating customer orders and [[Creating a purchase order]] for help on creating orders to bring your stock in from suppliers.

=== Processing Sales and Purchase Orders ===
* See [[Processing a Sales Order]] for sales orders and [[Processing a Purchase Order]] or [[How do I Receive Items by Barcode?]] for details on how to process your orders (e.g. receiving orders, confirming them or printing delivery notes for them. You can also click [[What do the Column Headings Mean in Process Orders?|here]] for additional help on the column headings.

=== Searching for Existing Orders ===
* Click [[How do I Search for a Sales Order?|here]] to see how to search for existing orders and click [[How do I View Outstanding Sales Orders?|here]] to see a list of ongoing orders.

== See also ==
* [[How do I set a default delivery address?]]
* [[How do I Split an Order Item?]]
* [[How do I transfer items out of the POP Account?]]
* [[Dealing with backorders in point of sale]]

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