How to add a 2nd shipment to a single order
Being able to add more than one shipment to a single order is a handy feature to use if you are ordering products that need to be shipped out at different times based on, say for example, seasonality or inventory needs. Since each shipment is also invoiced separately, this also allows you to create one single order but manage different shipments and invoices at the same time.
How to add another shipment to a draft order
To add another shipment to a draft order, click the text on the order form that says Add a 2nd Shipment:
You can then add more products to the new shipment, or you can move items already on the order to the new shipment. In the example below we are adding a new product to the 2nd shipment:
How to add the same product to more than one shipment
In the example below we have added the same product, but with different quantities, to both Shipment A and Shipment B.
To add the same product to both shipments, follow the steps outlined below:
- Add the product to the 1st shipment
- Create a 2nd shipment on the order
- Click "shop catalog" and locate the same product from the 1st shipment
- Select the product and click "Add To: Shipment B"
- Enter the quantities for the 2nd shipment and click "Done"
How to add a shipment to an approved order
Once an order has already been accepted by the seller you can no longer make any changes to the order on your end. Instead, you can send a message to your vendor and ask them if they can update the order for you. You can learn how to send them a message here: How to send a message to your vendor
A few things to note about orders with multiple shipments
- An individual Order can have one or more Shipments.
- An individual Shipment can have only one Invoice.
- An individual Invoice can have one or more Payments.
- An individual Order can optionally have a Deposit, whose Payment(s) can be applied to any Shipment Invoice.
You can learn more about invoicing in the links below: