# Navigation Menu: Orders

Create, View, Edit &amp; Manage Orders

# Create Multiple Orders using Spreadsheet Upload

<p class="callout info">First select the order type for which you wish to create orders. Only orders of the same type can be uploaded.</p>

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">For this example we are creating </span>****Purchase Orders****

- Select order type

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- Next, click the "Import Orders" button

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/6Sbimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/6Sbimage.png)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Orders can be imported using a template provided by Simple RFID, or you can use your own spreadsheet. </span>

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##### ****Import using Simple RFID Template****

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The sheet contains:

- ****Order Number (required)****
- ****Origin (required)****
- ****Destination (required)****
- ****SKU (required)****
- ****Quantity (required)****
- Lot Number
- Exp Date
- cost
- Born Date
- Serial Number
- Sell By Date

Input details for the sheet.

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/G8qimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/G8qimage.png)

- Click the "+ Choose" button
- Locate your file on your computer

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- Click Import

##### ****Import Using Your Own Sheet****

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If the information for your orders already exists on a sheet you can use your own spreadsheet to create the orders. </span>****It's critical that the sheet contain all required fields:****

- ****Order Number (required)****
- ****Origin (required)****
- ****Destination (required)****
- ****SKU (required)****
- ****Quantity (required)****

After selecting the order type

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- And clicking the "Import Orders" button

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- Click the "+ Choose" button
- Locate your file on your computer

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/NYjimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/NYjimage.png)

- Next, click on the "The Custom Template Details" button to expose the field mapping
- Choose whether you wish to map by Title (such as SKU, Quantity, etc.), or if you wish to map by Index (Column Headers A, B, C)
- Choose the related Simple RFID field
- Click Import

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/vV9image.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/vV9image.png)

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##### ****Import Orders view****

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We can see the two orders from our spreadsheet. </span>

Any validation errors must be resolves before the orders can be saved. For our example we wrote "Warehouse" on our spreadsheet, however the location is named "Warehouse Location"

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/97Himage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/97Himage.png)

- Once the validation error has been resolved, click the Save button

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Our orders have now been created and are in Receiving status, able to be printed and received.

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# Generating Print Jobs from an Order

<p class="callout success">Any order type (Sales, Transfers, Purchases) can be converted into a print job to quickly print RFID labels for the items</p>

This article outlines how to convert each order type into a print job

##### ****Converting a Sales Order into a Print Job****

1. ****Update****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> the order status to "Shipping"</span>
2. ****Click**** Save
3. ****Open**** the order again  
    A "Print" button will appear in the top right corner of the Order  
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4. ****Click**** Print

The order details are loaded into the print interface

1. ****Choose**** the Printer
2. ****Choose**** the Label design
3. ****Click**** Postpone to save the job  
    [![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/tLSimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/tLSimage.png)
4. ****Click**** Print to initiate the job immediately

##### ****Converting a Purchase Order into a Print Job****

1. ****Update**** to Receiving Status
2. ****Click**** Print

##### ****Converting a Transfer Order into a Print Job****

1. ****Update**** to Shipping Status
2. ****Click**** Print

# Sales Order

##### ****Create Sales Orders****

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Orders can be created manually, one by one, or in bulk via </span>[spreadsheet upload](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/software-web-portal/page/create-multiple-orders-using-spreadsheet-upload).

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##### ****Create a Sales Order manually**** 

- Click the "+" button located on the Orders page

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- From the pop-up window, select Sales

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##### ****Create Sales Order****

- Order Number - the system generates an order number, or enter your own
- Origin - select the location where the order is being fulfilled
- Destination - enter the customer's name
- Add Products &amp; Quantities - search and add products manually, or upload them via spreadsheet upload

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/kTPimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/kTPimage.png)

- Click Save
- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Once the Sales order is updated to </span>****Shipping status****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span>[labels can be printed for the order](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/software-web-portal/page/generating-print-jobs-from-an-order)
- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Sales Order can also be </span>[verified for accuracy](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/software-mobile-app/page/verify-accuracy-of-sales-orders)<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span>
- Once the order has been verified, a progress bar will display the completeness of the order

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/VGRimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/VGRimage.png)

# Transfer Order

##### ****Create Transfer Orders****

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Orders can be created manually, one by one, or </span>[in bulk via spreadsheet upload](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/software-web-portal/page/create-multiple-orders-using-spreadsheet-upload).

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##### ****Create a Transfer Order manually**** 

- Click the "+" button located on the Orders page

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- From the pop-up window, select Transfer

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##### ****Create Transfer Order****

- Order Number - the system generates an order number, or enter your own
- Origin - select the location where the order is being fulfilled
- Destination - select the location where the order will be received
- Add Products &amp; Quantities - search and add products manually, or upload them via spreadsheet upload

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/scaled-1680-/EHaimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/EHaimage.png)

- ****Click**** Save
- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Once the Transfer order is updated to </span>****Shipping status****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span>[labels can be printed for the order](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/software-web-portal/page/generating-print-jobs-from-an-order)
- The Transfer Order can also be verified for accuracy using[<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> mobile Ship and Receive</span>](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/software-mobile-app/page/ship-receive-transfers)
- Once the order has been verified on Ship or Receive, a corresponding progress bar will display the completeness of the order

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/scaled-1680-/gCJimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/gCJimage.png)

# Purchase Order

<p class="callout info">Creating Purchase Orders enables labels to be printed for ordered items, then scanned to confirm all items are received complete.</p>

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##### ****Create Purchase Orders****

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Orders can be created </span>****manually****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, one at a time, or </span>[in bulk via spreadsheet upload](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/software-web-portal/page/create-multiple-orders-using-spreadsheet-upload).

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##### ****Create a Purchase Order manually****

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">To view only </span>****Purchase Orders****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, click the </span>****Purchase****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> tab.</span>

- Click the \[+\] button

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/N0Eimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/N0Eimage.png)

- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">From the Pop-up select </span>****Purchase****

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##### ****Create Purchase page****

- Order Number - the system generates an order number, or enter your own
- Origin - select the location of the Supplier which fulfilled the order.
- Destination - select the location where the order will be received (your Distribution Center (DC) or Store location)
- Add Products &amp; Quantities - search and add products manually, or upload them via spreadsheet upload

<p class="callout info">If the desired Supplier is not present, create them from the Locations tab.</p>

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/Z3himage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/Z3himage.png)

- ****Click**** Save
- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Once the Purchase order is updated to </span>****Shipping status****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span>[labels can be printed for the order](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/software-web-portal/page/generating-print-jobs-from-an-order)
- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Purchase Order can also be verified for accuracy using </span>[mobile Receive](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/software-mobile-app/page/ship-receive-transfers#bkmrk-receive-transfer)
- Once the order has been verified on Ship or Receive, a corresponding progress bar will display the completeness of the order

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/scaled-1680-/g1Kimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-09/g1Kimage.png)