Creating a manual single sales order

You can manually key in order data directly on Mintsoft using an easy to use shopping cart style process

Input Order

To manually input an order into the system click Orders > Input Order

Screenshot of a computer interface for MintSoft, showing the 'Input New Order' section highlighted in the sidebar menu. The main panel displays fields for client and warehouse selection. The top right corner has a red notification bar with 'CID: 21-Demo - 3PL Setup'.

You will be presented with the cart view where you can search & add items to your cart:

Screenshot of an online product management page showing two products: an iPhone 6 and a test shirt, each with details such as SKU, name, weight, image, stock info, and an 'Add To Cart' button.

Search for the product required using the search box provided, then enter the quantity you wish to add ( this is set to 1 by default) and click the "Add To Cart" button.
 

Once added the product will then appear in your shopping cart above:
 

A screenshot of an online shopping cart page displaying one item, an iPhone 6, with options to update quantity, remove the item, or complete the order. The cart shows one item with a quantity of one and a total of 390 units in stock at the main warehouse.

When the product has been added to the cart you will see a green dot if you have enough stock to fulfil the order or a red one if you don't have enough!

 

Now you have the product in the cart you are able to do various tasks such as:

  • Change the Quantity

  • Remove the Item

  • Empty the cart

  • Complete the Order

  • Search for more products to add


Once you have added all the required products to the cart. Click the "Complete Order" button.

 

Confirm Address & Despatch Information


You will then be taken to a page where you can input all the customers address details and select shipping services etc.

At this point you can choose to load an address from your stored address book (if you have uploaded in advance or saved from previous orders) or use the post code finder for UK addresses:

A web page of an online shopping cart checkout form. There is an address field filled with a specific address in Colchester, Essex, and a blue button labeled 'Load Address'. Below are order details with a postcode lookup input, showing suggestions for postal codes and addresses, including one for 'Globe News, 9 Middleborough, Colchester, Essex.'

Once address is confirmed now enter order information - you'll need to use a unique order ID, or hit the AUTO generate order number option.

 

Contact Info

In order to use courier delivery communication services such as "Predict" by Interlink and DPD for example - you will need to populate mobile and/or email fields.

You can choose to specify an exact courier service, or you can leave as "Auto Select".

Leaving as "Auto Select" will leave the system to allocate the order based on either shipping rules setup or the cheapest possible service for the weight and destination of the order.

Once you have selected courier option & filled in all the details you require click the "Create Order" button at the bottom of the page:

Screenshot of an online shipment order form with 'DHL Domestic Express' selected as the courier service, and a green 'Create Order' button at the bottom right corner.
Screenshot of a web interface showing order management with filters for order status, channel, courier service, and warehouse; a success message overlay indicating an order was successfully created; and navigation buttons at the bottom.

You will be then show a message informing you that the order has been successfully created: