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+# Orders Workflow
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+The following notes apply to the "order system", i.e. customer/special/case orders - *not* purchase orders (although they may be involved).
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+Also see the [[http://packages.python.org/Rattail/rattail.ext.orders.html|"orders" extension docs]] for its API, and notes on the [[orders schema design|SchemataOrders]].
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+## Life Cycle
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+The order process can differ wildly between organizations.  The following is to be considered a rough list of events which will probably occur throughout the life of a given order.
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+ * [[Initiation|WorkflowsOrdersInitiation]] - All orders must start somewhere
+ * [[Buyer Claim|WorkflowsOrdersBuyerClaim]] - Somehow it must be determined that a buyer will be purchasing product to fulfill the order (if needed).
+ * [[Receiving|WorkflowsOrdersReceiving]] - Somehow the product will arrive from the vendor.
+ * [[Delivery|WorkflowsOrdersDelivery]] - Somehow the product and the customer will be united.
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+## Deviations
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+Things can always go unexpectedly.  Below are some of the various ways in which an order might deviate from the normal life cycle:
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+ * [[Manual Updates|WorkflowsOrdersManualUpdates]] - Sometimes you simply must override the workflow.
+ * [[Purging|WorkflowsOrdersPurging]] - Sometimes orders may become stale and need to be purged.