Sales order statuses and lifecycle

Every sales order (SO) moves through a predictable set of statuses. Knowing what each one means tells you what can happen to the order next and how it affects your stock.

The lifecycle

Status	Meaning
Draft	Being prepared; no active fulfillment demand yet
Open	Confirmed; commitment coverage is calculated for the order
Partially fulfilled	Some lines have shipped; remaining demand stays open
Fulfilled	All lines shipped to the customer
Closed	Fulfilled and invoiced; the order is complete
Cancelled	Stopped; demand closes and commitments recalculate

How status affects stock

A draft has no impact on inventory. Once you confirm the order to open, Fiddle creates demand and calculates committed, incoming, and short coverage.

Committed stock is still on hand and does not block authorized inventory movement. See stock levels and availability for how commitments recalculate.

Moving an order forward

1. Confirm a draft to open when the customer commits.
2. Pick, pack, and ship lines through fulfillment to advance toward fulfilled.
3. Invoice the order to move it to closed.

Cancelling

Cancelling an open order closes its remaining demand and recalculates commitments. You can’t cancel lines that have already shipped — close or credit those instead.

Next steps

Start by learning how to create a sales order.