How To: Cancel an Issued Sales Order

Once a Sales Order has been issued, it cannot be cancelled in the same way as an unissued order. To maintain a complete audit trail, you must create a Sales Return from the original Sales Order and, if required, process a customer refund.
Note: If the Sales Order has not yet been issued, see How To: Cancel a Sales Order instead.

Create a Return from the Original Sales Order

  1. Open a Sales Order screen (show me how).
  2. Find and open the issued Sales Order you want to reverse.
  3. Select the item lines to be returned.
  4. Click the Return button.
  5. When prompted, click Yes to create a return for the selected item(s).
The Returns screen will open with the selected items displayed in the upper grid.

Complete the Sales Return

  1. Update the quantities being returned in the upper grid as required.
  2. For each return line, enter a Return Reason using the F4 lookup.
Note: Return Reasons must be configured before they can be used. See How To: Configure Return Reasons.
  1. If required, change the Processing Type using the F4 lookup in the Processing Type column.
  2. Leave the lower grid empty.
  3. Press Ctrl+S or click Save to save the Sales Return.

Issue the Credit Note

  1. In the Credit Note pane, click Issue .
  2. A credit note will be created against the return.

Refund the Customer (Optional)

If the customer requires a refund rather than having the credit held on account:
  1. Click the Refund/Issue button.
    • Select the bank account the refund should be paid from.
    • Click OK.
    • Click Yes to confirm the refund.

What Happens Next?

Completing the Sales Return and issuing the associated credit note effectively reverses the issued Sales Order while maintaining a full audit trail of the original transaction and any refunds issued.


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