Process partial shipments
In a partial shipment, an order isn't all shipped at once. For example, from an order for 100 units, you ship 40 units immediately and 60 units later. There are no limits on the number of shipments that can be made for an order.
However, before you can use partial shipments in Business Central, you must specify that the customer accepts partial shipments by setting the Shipping Advice field on the Customer Card page. Alternatively, if the customer only accepts complete shipments but then requests or agrees with a partial shipment for a specific sales order, you can change the Shipping Advice field before posting.
By default, Business Central sets the field in the Customer Card page as Partial, which allows partial shipments. However, if the field is set to specify Complete, the Qty. to Ship field appears blocked in sales orders for that customer.
Important
When you post a sales order, you create a shipment and an invoice. These documents can be done at the same time or independently. You can also create a partial shipment and a partial invoice by filling in the Qty. to Ship and Qty. to Invoice fields on the individual sales order lines before you post. Note that you cannot create an invoice from the Sales Orders page for something that has not shipped. That is, before you can invoice, you must have recorded a shipment, or you must choose to ship and invoice at the same time.
In case you need to invoice a sale without registering a shipment in Business Central, create the document on the Sales Invoices page, or choose the Make Invoice action on the Sales Quotes page. Learn more at Invoice Sales.
See also
Sell Products with a Customer Sales Order
Ship Items
Make Drop Shipments
Sales
Getting Ready To Do Business
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