mika

Hey-

I work at a online printing store in which there are several stages of completion for each order. When we process an order we put it on hold, recieve information from the customer, draft a proof and submit it for approval, and once approved we print and ship. We currently put notes into each order as we go along, so if the customer calls anyone can open the order and know exactly what stage the order is on. As the orders keep coming in, manually taking notes becomes tedious and time consuming. Is there a way to automate this process? I'm thinking the only way to do it is a VB script or something that can recieve the order number and present a set of buttons that execute simple tasks like "Info Recieved," "Order Proofed," "Order Approved," etc.

Is there a simpler way to mark stages in an order?

Hi! This probably isn't really what you're looking for, and I don't know anything about scripting, but what about setting up some "products" to add into the order as it goes through the process? You could add each "product" (Info, order proofed, approved) to the order as the customer calls and it might save you some time instead of having to write notes on the order.

I'm sure someone else will have a more automated solution. This board is really helpful!

Mika

Thanks David for your reply.

I knew it wasn't such a great idea, but we do have a real problem with scheduling Batch Order Processing between two Departments here.

I think we'll just go with a better OP schedule for allowing both Departments their own processing time so that we don't have issues with inventory and importing invoices and the possibility of messing up MOM.

Best regards,
Mika