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How to setup drop-shipping?
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Overview
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Drop shipping allows to deliver the goods directly from the supplier to
the customer. It means that the products does not transit through your
stock.

Configuration
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First, configure the **Routes** and **Dropshipping**. Go to 
:menuselection:`Inventory --> Configuration --> Settings`. 
Check **Advanced routing of products using rules** in the 
**Routes** section and **Allow suppliers to deliver directly to
your customers** in the **Drop Shipping** section.

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You have to allow the choice of the route on the sale order. Go to the
**Sales** application, :menuselection:`Configuration --> Settings` and 
tick **Choose specific routes on sales order lines (advanced)**.

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How to use drop-shipping? 
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Create the sale order and select the route as **Dropshipping** on the
concerned order lines.

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Once the order has been confirmed, no move will be created from your
stock. The goods will be delivered directly from your vendor to your
customer.

.. note::
    In order to be able to invoice the delivery, you must set the
    invoice policy of your product on **Ordered quantities**.
