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title: "Trade Portal Orders"
slug: "trade-portal-orders"
updated: 2026-06-25T03:53:06Z
published: 2026-06-25T03:53:06Z
canonical: "help.megabus.com.au/trade-portal-orders"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.megabus.com.au/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Trade Portal Orders

**Marlin GTX** enables customers to place orders using online trade portal.

[Trade portals](/gtx/docs/trade-portals) enable [customers](/gtx/docs/trade-portal-customers) and [salespeople](/gtx/docs/trade-portal-salespeople) to **search for products**, **view pricing** and **product availability**, and **submit orders** directly, depending on their permissions.

Orders placed through the portal appear in GTX as **electronic orders** for [processing](/gtx/docs/portal-orders#processing-trade-portal-orders).

Note

Links to trade portals can be provided to you by the relevant company.

## Loggin In

Once your customer contact [trade portal account](/gtx/docs/trade-portal-customers) has been set up, use your **email address** and **portal password** to log in.

> link

If you are associated with more than one customer, **select the account** to log into.

Once selected, the **customer** you are logged into will be shown at the top of the portal window.

### Changing Portal Accounts

**To change portal accounts:**

- Click **Change Account** at the top of the portal window

### Logging Out

**To log out:**

- Click the **drop-down arrow** next to your user name
- Select **Sign Out**

## Product Search

Once logged in, you can search for products using the **Search** field at the top of the portal window.

Search criteria can be changed using the **Search By** drop-down to the left of the search field.

Products can also be **filtered** using the fields to the left of the search results list and the checkboxes at the top-right.

### Pricing and Details

**To show product prices:**

- Click on the **Your Price** heading at the top of the product list
- **Hover over a product** to display a pop-up showing pricing and other item details
- **Double-click products** to show pricing and stock availability details

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## Ordering

**To add products to the order cart:**

- Enter the quantity in the **Add QTY** field
- Click on the blue **Add** button to the right

> Tip - ADD 4 ADD All buttons at top - need to check? Tip order quantities can also be updated later in order cart

> How to get to checkout?

**To place your order:**

- Click **Submit Order**
- Enter your **Purchase Order Number**
- Enter a **Delivery Address**, if one is not present
- Enter **Other Instructions**, if required
- Click **Submit Order**

A pop-up will **confirm the order** has been placed along with the relevant order number.

Click **Return** to return to the home page.

## Processing Portal Orders

Orders placed using a Trade Portal will appear as **Electronic** orders in the [Work Order](/gtx/docs/work-orders-2) and [Dispatch](/gtx/docs/dispatch) modules and can be invoiced as usual.

### Work Order Invoicing

**To process an order:**

- Open the relevant order
- Click **Edit** to edit the details if required
- Enter a **Salesperson** and click **Invoice**

### Dispatch Invoicing

Open the Dispatch module:

- Select **Main > Data Entry > Dispatch** from the menu bar
- Double-click on the **Dispatch** status tab at the bottom-right of the GTX window

The **Dispatch** module will open.

Tip

Click on the **Filter** icon and un-select **Show Only Today's Orders** to see other orders, if required.

Portal orders have **Electronic** in the **Entry Mode** column.

**To invoice the orders:**

- Select a **Salesperson** at the top
- Tick the checkboxes to the right of the required orders
- Click **Invoice** at the top of the module window

**Edit** button

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d7282b31-60c4-41e6-bf87-3f684d4da049/Images/Glossary/image-1705889838140.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T18%3A03%3A31Z&se=2026-11-08T19%3A03%3A31Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=vLR%2BkIm87klnKuXUyHg5YZfwLgRBKegCA0S7wYFXdLg%3D)

Shortcut: **F2**

**Filter** button![](https://cdn.document360.io/d7282b31-60c4-41e6-bf87-3f684d4da049/Images/Glossary/image-1707184150828.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T18%3A03%3A31Z&se=2026-11-08T19%3A03%3A31Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=vLR%2BkIm87klnKuXUyHg5YZfwLgRBKegCA0S7wYFXdLg%3D)

Shortcut: **F6**