Back Order Management keeps track of sales line back order statuses by calculating the item’s availability, this status is stored on each sales line, and all sales line on back order can be viewed in aggregate on one page.

Back order flag on sales lines

The back order field on sales lines are automatically ticked based on the stock out warning, this can be manually toggled on or off as well.

Aggregated back order sales lines

To view all back order sales lines, navigate to the Back Order Sales Lines page.

Displaying the Able to Make column

You can choose to display the Able to Make column on the Back Order Sales Lines page. This column shows how many items can be produced based on the item’s Bill of Materials (BOM) setup.

By default, this column is hidden. To show it, go to the Sales & Receivables Setup page and enable it. Please note that showing this column may slow down the page, especially if you have assembled or manufactured many items on back order.