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- Aerospace ERP
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- Sales and customer orders
Sales and customer orders
Keep customer offers, credit review and accepted order scope aligned.
OverviewMy open orders×
Aerospace ERP · Sales and customer orders
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My open orders
Sales orders
| Order number | Status | Customer | Order date | Net total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO-14193 | Draft | CUS-111 | 09 Oct | 130 | |
| SO-17592 | Submitted | CUS-149 | 12 Oct | 450 | |
| SO-78150 | Approved | CUS-143 | 04 Oct | 640 | |
| SO-69728 | In progress | CUS-151 | 08 Oct | 730 | |
| SO-57994 | Partially shipped | CUS-042 | 04 Oct | 110 |
6 of 6 records
CUS-111Sales orders · SO-14193
DraftOrder date09 Oct
Net total130
What you can do
Keep the working basis clear
A customer asks for several parts at a quoted price, with delivery split across two warehouses. Sales Representative prepares an offer using the applicable price list, selling unit and tax basis. The accepted order retains the agreed quantity and value, the original promise and the customer shipping details. Sales Manager reviews the current revision. Finance Manager decides a credit exception if the proposed commitment exceeds the reviewed limit.
How the work is organized
- Offers and terms. Sales Representative records customer, price list, product unit, tax and quote validity before sending a priced offer.
- Credit and acceptance. Finance Manager decides a bounded credit exception; Sales Manager independently accepts the current order revision and its original promise.
- Fulfillment claims. Warehouse Manager reserves only available stock for accepted order lines, leaving shortages visible for replenishment.
What to agree during setup
Sales Representative should bring an accepted offer, price list and customer terms into the order review. Sales Manager needs the current revision and credit result, not an earlier screen capture. Assign another authorized person if the preparer is also the usual approver. Preserve the price and promise agreed with the customer when the order changes later.
Check the handoff on an actual case
For a customer buying a kit and a stocked part, compare the accepted quantity on each line with the available stock in its warehouse. Reserve only the stocked portion. If the kit is built later, keep its remaining promise on the order. Finance Manager should review exposure across open commitments before Sales Manager accepts another order for that customer.
A useful review starts with the customer request, the sent quote and the accepted order revision side by side. Sales Representative can explain any difference in unit, price or requested date. Sales Manager should see whether another order already uses the available credit. When a delivery plan changes, the original promise remains on the line and the revised date has its own reason. Warehouse Manager can then reserve the quantity that is truly available. The team can follow what was quoted, what was accepted and what remains to fulfill without asking the customer to restate the agreement.
What your team sees
- My open orders — Orders owned by the signed-in Sales Representative, with their current commitment and status.
- Orders awaiting approval — Submitted orders for Sales Manager to compare with the credit decision.
Follow the work through
Open customer orders to follow acceptance and reservation. Trace the accepted line through the data model, then rehearse the independent decision with roles. Keep a changed-price example to confirm the accepted value stays fixed.
What it keeps track of
Data model- Quotes
- Versioned dealer offers with known pricing basis and real acceptance lineage.
- Quote lines
- All line/header discounts allocated once into accepted net value.
- Customers
- Entity-scoped trade customers, including dealer terms, holds and billing identity.
- Customer contacts
- Contacts and delivery sites belong to the dealer and are separate from authentication.
- Price lists
- Effective entity/currency dealer pricing; no accepted-price mutation.
- Price list entries
- Quantity-tier price basis in a named product unit.
- Credit reviews
- Atomic dealer exposure review and separately bounded exception.
- Sales orders
- Dealer-accepted scope plus mandatory independent commercial approval.
- Sales order lines
- Bounded accepted quantity/value and retained original promise.
- Sales allocations
- Atomic claim of accepted line quantity and net/tax value across staged fulfillment/billing.
- Approval decisions
- Authoritative human decisions independent of document lifecycle.
Who uses it
Permissions- Sales Representative
- Prepares the offer and order.
- Finance Manager
- Decides a credit exception.
- Sales Manager
- Approves the current order revision; Warehouse Manager handles the later stock claim.
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