What is a delivery order?
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A delivery order (DO) is a document that accompanies goods being delivered to a customer, listing what is being sent. It confirms fulfilment of a sales order — separate from the invoice, which requests payment.
What a delivery order shows
- The customer and delivery address
- The items and quantities being delivered, with their unit of measure
- A reference back to the originating sales order
Why it's separate from the invoice
The delivery order proves what was delivered; the invoice records what is owed. Keeping them distinct gives a clean paper trail for goods received versus money due.
In VynSales
A delivery order is generated from a fulfilled sales order and inherits its line items, so what's delivered matches what was ordered.