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title: "Bulk Dispatch | Marlin Orders"
slug: "bulk-dispatch"
description: "Learn about Bulk Dispatch in Marlin Tyre and Mechanical Workshop Software by Megabus."
updated: 2023-11-28T02:48:17Z
published: 2023-11-28T02:48:17Z
canonical: "help.megabus.com.au/bulk-dispatch"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Bulk Dispatch
**Marlin Tyre and Mechanical Workshop Software**'s Dispatch function enables multiple customer orders to be invoiced at once.
The **Dispatch** function invoices and notifies multiple customers at once and can be useful for online retailers and other businesses that ship multiple orders at the same time.
The Dispatch function can be enabled using the **CustomerOrder.EnableDispatch** enterprise setting (which can be accessed by selecting **System > Company > Settings** from the menu bar).
Once enabled, a **Dispatch** tab will appear at the top of the Customer Orders Search list (which can be accessed by selecting **Daily Activity > Customer Orders**).
## Dispatching Customer Orders
#### Daily Activity > Customer Orders
At the top of the Customer Orders module, click on the **Dispatch** tab.
:::(Info) (Note)
The Dispatch tab will only appear if the **CustomerOrder.EnableDispatch** enterprise setting is enabled.
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The Dispatch tab shows a list of **Current** customer orders, including confirmed orders and back-orders.
**Open** orders can also be viewed using the filter to the top right of the module window to include quotes in the list.
Select the orders to dispatch by ticking the relevant checkboxes in the **Dispatch** column.
:::(Info) (Note)
For customer orders to be successfully dispatched, they need to meet the following requirements:
* There must be at least one **detail line** on the order.
* The **Credit Status** of all relevant [customer accounts](/v1/docs/customer-accounts) must be **Ok**.
* Customers must not be over their credit limit and must have preferred **Payment Terms** set, or a deposit for the full amount must be available on the order.
* The items on the order must be in stock and the gross profit margin of their sales prices must be higher than the **[minimumGPMpercent](/v1/docs/companies#general-company-settings)** threshold.
* All **[discounts](/v1/docs/discount-limits)** must be approved, where required.
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If necessary, orders can be edited directly from the Dispatch tab by double-clicking on them.
Once all the relevant orders have been selected, click the **Dispatch** button at the top right of the module window.
If there are any issues with any of the selected orders, the successful orders will still be dispatched, and the remaining orders highlighted in red.
Hovering the mouse over the highlighted orders will display help text identifying any issues.
## Dispatch Document Delivery
#### Daily Activity > Customer Orders > Dispatch > [Dispatch]
Invoices for dispatched orders will be sent to all customers based on their default document delivery method.
If **PDF** is one of the default methods, the **Document Deliveries** pop-up window will open.
The separate PDF documents will be created in a Marlin temp folder, which can be accessed by clicking the **Open Folder** button.
If a document delivery fails, it can be reattempted by ticking the relevant checkbox and clicking the Retry button.
## Composite Invoices
#### Daily Activity > Customer Orders > Dispatch
Multiple orders for the same customer and vehicle can be combined into single invoices from the **Dispatch** tab.
Composite Invoices can be enabled using the **CustomerOrder.EnableAdvancedInvoice** enterprise setting (accessed by selecting System > Company > Settings from the menu bar).
Once enabled, open the Customer Orders module and click on the **Dispatch** tab at the top.
Select multiple orders with the same customer and vehicle, by ticking the relevant **Dispatch** checkboxes.
Once the orders have been selected, click the **Composite Invoice** button at the top right of the module window.
:::(Info) (Note)
The **Composite Invoice** button will only appear if the CustomerOrder.EnableAdvancedInvoice enterprise setting is enabled, and will be greyed out if any of the selected orders are for different customers or vehicles.
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The **Advanced Invoice** window will open showing a combined list of details for the selected orders, which can be edited as usual.
To dispatch the order(s), click on the **Commit** button at the top right of the module window.