View source for How To: Prevent a Sales Order from moving past the Shipping Stage without a Consignment Reference

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A Courier Service can be configured so that it prevents Sales Invoices from being moved into the next stage after [[Staged Processing|<code>[ Shipping ] </code>]] in the Sales Invoice Manager either manually or automatically, if there is no Consignment Reference. The Sales Invoice will not be moved if:
* The invoice does not have a consignment ref, and does not have any boxes, or
* The invoice has boxes, but the boxes do not have a consignment ref and neither does the invoice.


'''Note''': even if an order has been marked as shipped and does not have a consignment reference, which is required by the courier attached to the invoice, it cannot be moved.


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# Configure your courier, see [[How To: Configure Courier Services and Delivery Rates]] for more information.
# Right-click on the courier and select ''Configure''.
# In the [[Courier Options Dialog|Courier Options]] dialog, tick the Requires Consignment Ref option.
# Click OK.
# {{ActionSave| the courier when you have completed the setup}}.


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*[[System_Data|System Data overview]] |
*[[How To: System_Data|System Data "How Tos"]] }}
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