How to Create a Consignment Sale

This step-by-step guide describes how to create a consignment sale type transaction. A consignment sale transaction is used when shipping inventory to a consignee. Inventory can be packed against a consignment sale in a packing event or shipped against a consignment sale in a shipping event. See How to Pack Against an Order and How to Ship Against an Order for more information.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Navigate to the transaction page from the main menu:Ā ShippingĀ >Ā Transactions
  2. Click theĀ + Add Consignment SaleĀ button.
  3. Enter anĀ Order Date,Ā Ship Date, andĀ Delivery Date.
  4. Optionally select aĀ Status.
  5. Optionally specify aĀ Transaction No.Ā This is a unique transaction identifier. A unique number is automatically generated for you.
  6. Optionally specify a Reference No.Ā If this consignment sale is intended as a linked transaction leave this field blank as it will be overwritten. SeeĀ How to Create a Linked TransactionĀ for more information.
  7. Optionally select aĀ Customer. If this consignment sale is intended as a linked transaction theĀ CustomerĀ must be a linked contact. SeeĀ Linked ContactsĀ for more information.
  8. Optionally select aĀ Destination. This field will be short listed to addresses for the specifiedĀ Customer. If no addresses appear in this list you can add new addresses for your customer contacts via the contact manager. SeeĀ How to Add Contact AddressesĀ for more information.
  9. Optionally select aĀ Shipping Warehouse. This is the warehouse you are shipping from.
  10. Optionally enter any relevantĀ NotesĀ orĀ Comments.
  11. Optionally add line items and adjustments. SeeĀ How to Create Transaction Line Items (Old)Ā andĀ How to Create Transaction AdjustmentsĀ for more information.
  12. Click theĀ Save Consignment SaleĀ button to save the transaction.
  13. Click theĀ + Save and NewĀ button to save the transaction and immediately add a new consignment sale.
  14. Click theĀ Save and CopyĀ button to save the transaction and immediately add a new consignment sale that is a copy of the current consignment sale.
  15. Click theĀ Save and ShipĀ button to save the transaction and automatically create a new shipping event with the consignment sale attached.
  16. Click theĀ Save and PackĀ button to save the transaction and automatically create a new packing event with theĀ consignment saleĀ attached.