Update an order
When helping a customer who has placed an order, you must determine the status of the order. The available options for a Pending
order are different from the options for a Processing
order. For more information, see Process an order.
Pending orders
After a customer places an order, but before the payment is received, the order is in Pending
status. You can edit the order, place it on hold, or cancel it entirely. The button bar of a pending order lists the available actions for an order.
If you modify substantial parts of an order, the original order is canceled and a new order is generated. You can, however, change the billing or shipping address without generating a new order.
On Hold
. To release the hold, choose Unhold.processing
.Processing orders
An order enters a Processing
state when:
- The payment for an order is received/captured and the invoice is generated–when the payment action is set to
Authorize and Capture
. - An order transaction is authorized, but payment is not yet captured–when the payment action is set to
Authorize
.
The payment action configuration determines which order actions are available after an order is created.
You cannot substantially change a Processing
order, but you can edit the billing and shipping address.
Authorize and Capture
, an invoice is automatically created when the customer places an order. In this circumstance, you can refund funds using a credit memo, but cannot cancel or void the order.On Hold
. To release the hold on the sales order, choose Unhold.Void a processing order
When an order is still in a Processing
status and the payment integration is set to Authorize
(not Authorize and Capture
), you can only void a transaction or cancel an order. Canceling an order also voids the authorization.
When an order is placed using a payment method with the payment action set to Authorize and Capture
you can refund the funds via credit memo, but cannot cancel it because it is invoiced and payment is captured.
Your payment method determines your available payment actions. See Payment actions for more information.
To void an order:
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On the Admin sidebar, go to Sales > Operations > Orders.
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In the Action column for the order to be edited, click View.
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Click Void to void the order.
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At the prompt, click OK to void the order.
You can issue any needed refunds using a credit memo after funds have been captured. You can also create a return merchandise authorization (RMA) issued for product returns. To learn more, see Processing an Order.
Edit a pending order
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On the Admin sidebar, go to Sales > Operations > Orders.
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In the Action column for the order to be edited, click View.
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Click Edit.
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At the prompt, click OK to continue editing.
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Update the order as needed.
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Apply your changes:
- To save changes made to the billing or shipping address, click Save.
- To save changes made to line items, and reprocess the order, click Submit Order.
Place an order on hold
If the customer’s preferred method of payment is not available or if the item is temporarily out of stock, you can place the order on hold.
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In the Orders grid, find the
Pending
order that you want to place on hold. -
In the Action column, click View.
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Click Hold to place the order on hold.
To remove the hold on an order, edit the order again and click Unhold.
Cancel a pending order
Canceling an order changes its status from Pending
to Canceled
.
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In the Orders grid, find the pending order to be canceled.
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In the Action column, click View.
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Click Cancel to cancel the order.
The status of the order is now Canceled
.