Ship later

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Introduction

The Ship Later feature allows you to sell products immediately while deferring their delivery to a later date. This is useful when products are out of stock at the point of sale, need to be delivered from another warehouse, or when customers prefer scheduled deliveries. It ensures smooth sales processing without delaying order confirmation.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Enable the Ship Later Option

Go to Point of Sale → Configuration → Settings.
Under the Inventory or Orders section, enable the Ship Later
Save your settings.

2. Create a POS Order with Ship Later

In POS, add products to the cart.
Select Ship Later instead of delivering immediately.
Confirm the order and payment.
The order will be marked for later delivery in Sales Orders or Inventory → Delivery Orders.

3. Process the Delivery Later

Go to Inventory → Operations → Delivery Orders.
Find the related order marked as To Process.
Reserve stock and validate delivery once products are ready.
The system updates the order status after shipment.

Tips

Use Ship Later when the product is not in stock but you want to secure the sale.
Combine with Customer Notifications so buyers get informed when their order ships.
Useful for multi-warehouse businesses, where delivery may come from another location.
Always double-check stock reservations to avoid over-promising deliveries.

Key Benefits

Increases sales flexibility no need to cancel when stock is unavailable.
Improves customer experience by allowing scheduled or deferred deliveries.
Ensures accurate order-to-delivery tracking.
Supports multi-location fulfillment.
Streamlines inventory operations by separating sales confirmation from delivery processing.

Ship later

Introduction

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Enable the Ship Later Option

2. Create a POS Order with Ship Later

3. Process the Delivery Later

Tips

Key Benefits

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