Sales order software

Sales order software: take the order, ship what you have, backorder the rest

Record a customer's order as a sales order, then invoice it as it ships: everything at once, or only what is going out today. Whatever has not shipped stays on backorder on the order, and Open Sales Orders by Item shows every backordered line beside what you have on hand.

Sales orders are part of AcboBooks, the desktop accounting program bought once for $399.99, together with inventory and purchase orders.

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No card, no account. Windows 10 and 11. United States and Canada.

Two people in a furniture workshop wrapping a finished table and checking an order sheet

What it means

In practice

An order posts nothing

A sales order is a promise, not a sale. It does not touch your accounts or your stock. Income, receivables and cost of goods sold are posted, and stock leaves, when you invoice it.

Ship part, backorder the rest

Create Invoice from the order and enter the quantity shipping now on each line. The rest stays on backorder, the order shows as partly invoiced, and you invoice the remainder when the stock comes in.

One list of what is owed out

The Sales Orders list shows each order's status, its backordered units and its ship-by date, in red when late. Open Sales Orders by Item lists every open line with ordered, invoiced, backordered and on hand.

Invoice what ships today; the rest stays on the order.

Ship the four chairs you have, and remember the two you owe

A customer orders six chairs and a table. Four chairs and the table are ready. Invoice those from the sales order, and the order keeps two chairs on backorder with the customer's name on them.

When the next batch is finished, open the order and invoice the rest. If the customer cancels, Close order drops what is still backordered.

What is in the licence

The whole job, in one price

Orders

Customer, date, ship-by date and S.O. number

Sales rep, tax rate and custom fields

Edit while the order is open

Close an order, or reopen it

Invoicing

Invoice all of it or part of it

Ship-now quantity per line

Tax rate, rep and memo carried to the invoice

Status: open, partly invoiced, invoiced, closed

Backorders

Ordered, invoiced and backordered per line

Backordered units across open orders

Late ship-by dates in red

On hand shown beside each backorder

Around it

Inventory and average cost

Purchase orders and item receipts

Stock Status by Vendor for reordering

Sales by customer, item and rep

Orders, stock and invoices in the same company file.

What it does not do

· No reserved or committed stock: an open order does not reduce the quantity available on the item.

· No Class box on sales orders.

· Windows 10 and 11 for now (no Mac version yet); no phone app.

· One company per file; open as many files as you have businesses.

Questions people ask

Before you download

Do I need sales orders, or just invoices?

If you ship everything when you take the order, invoices are enough. Sales orders help when orders wait for stock or production, ship in parts, or need tracking until they are delivered.

Does a sales order reduce inventory?

No. Stock leaves when you invoice. The Open Sales Orders by Item report shows on hand beside each backorder, in red when stock is short.

Can I invoice part of a sales order?

Yes. Enter the quantity shipping now on each line; the rest stays on backorder for a later invoice.

Is it like sales orders in QuickBooks Desktop?

It follows the same model: orders, partial invoicing, backorders and an open sales order report. AcboBooks does not print sales orders or show the quantity on sales orders on each item yet.

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