When a quote is sent as PDF, an order arrives in WhatsApp, and an invoice is created elsewhere, their relationship is easily lost.
When a quote is sent as PDF, an order arrives in WhatsApp, and an invoice is created elsewhere, their relationship is easily lost. Each step needs a link: quote number, order number, invoice number, and status. The IDs do not need to be identical, but they must reference one another in a searchable way.
Define only permitted transitions: draft, sent, approved, cancelled, delivered, and invoiced. A price or quantity change after approval opens a version or exception approval; it does not silently replace the earlier document. The team can then tell whether a missing invoice is an error, a cancelled order, or unfinished work.
The simple control is a daily report of approved quotes without orders, delivered orders without invoices, and invoices without a source order. It gives staff a clear action instead of a file hunt.
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