How to put additional text before the order number (to easily identify where the order came from)

How to put additional text before the order number (to easily identify where the order came from)

The following article explains how to put additional text before the order number in One Stop Order Processing.

This feature is available in the Lite,Professional, Premium and Managed subscriptions of One Stop Order Processing.


You can put text in front of the order number on the invoice, packing list or purchase order by using the following approach.

Details about how to display these details on the screen are shown further down.

1. In the Printing Fields Options add 2 definitions for the order number, as shown below. Replace the word PLAY with your choice of text. You also need to change the Listed On value (from Play.com) to the required selling platform (e.g. Ebay or Interspire).



The second definitition is for all other order numbers and needs to be created (otherwise all other numbers will be blank).




2. Once created they should be shown in the printing fields list as below:




3.�When printed the invoice will now have additional text in front of the order number. An example is shown below:




You can put text in front of the order number on the screen by using the following approach.

1. In the view that you want to show the value select the View->Customize Current View menu option.

2. Add a new field to your view from the Custom Fixed type. Amend the Field value to:

[%Sales source%][=]PlayTrade[PLAY[%Order number%]][[%Order number%]]

This is shown below:



You should also make sure that the Sales source field is included in the view. In the example shown you should change the word PlayTrade for your choice of order type and change PLAY to the text that you want to show before the order number.

3. An example of how this looks is shown below:



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