# Custom fields on sales order **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 13, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017 "2016-03-13T22:30:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dietmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Dietmar](https://forum.manager.io/u/Dietmar)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017/1 "2016-03-13T22:30:52Z")
is it not possible to ad custom fields on Sales order? or do i make something wrong? ---
**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017/2 "2016-03-13T23:08:09Z")
You can. At least in the latest version it’s possible. Not sure what version you are using. ---
**Author:** ![Dietmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Dietmar](https://forum.manager.io/u/Dietmar)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017/3 "2016-03-14T23:14:13Z")
@lubos, yes i know, your right i can use it. But then i cannot see it on the sales order document. But there is no option to mark “show custom field on printed documents” ---
**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017/4 "2016-03-15T03:42:58Z")
The latest version will show all custom fields created on sales order. I don’t think there is any point to specify which to show and which not show as sales order is an internal document not given to customer. ---
**Author:** ![Dietmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Dietmar](https://forum.manager.io/u/Dietmar)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017/5 "2016-03-15T04:41:47Z")
your are right, i can see all custom fields on sales order BUT in cannot see it on printing documents and this is what i would need. For us Sales Order is not only an internal document. I have to confirm the order from client, which is done with the sales order. Then we are going to send the sales order to our client and he will then sign on this document ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017/6 "2016-03-15T05:54:31Z")
You are using sales orders for something they were not designed or intended for. See [Manager Cloud](http://guides.manager.io/businesses/sales-orders). A better way to get customer confirmation would be to use a sales quote, which was designed to be an external document. See [Manager Cloud](http://guides.manager.io/businesses/sales-quotes). The sales quote even gives you the option of a custom header. You can call it “Pro Forma Invoice” or “Order Confirmation” or “Proposal” or something similar if you don’t like the “Quote” terminology. ---
**Author:** ![Dietmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Dietmar](https://forum.manager.io/u/Dietmar)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017/7 "2016-03-16T01:48:41Z")
hi tut, got it, this all clear for me. However, our business is like this. We cannot use quote as you describe. we need to make sales order with all details of the product and then customer need to sign our sales order. Thats an important issue for. So, might be manager not designed for it but whats the problem just to change that i can also see “custom fields” on the sales order. I think this is a small issue to adjust it, then all is fine ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017/8 "2016-03-16T02:14:43Z")
@Dietmar, it sounds to me like you could do everything you want by renaming a quote as a sales order. Neither has any impact on your financial accounting, so it doesn’t matter what they are called. My point is that you can already have what you seem to want by renaming the quote. ---
**Author:** ![Gerald\_Kariuki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e95f7d/32.png) [@Gerald\_Kariuki](https://forum.manager.io/u/Gerald_Kariuki)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017/9 "2016-03-18T14:20:32Z")
is it possible to add a field in the quote? I need to add a unit type collumn and im stuck too. thanks for your help ---
**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017/10 "2016-03-18T17:16:57Z")
> [@Gerald\_Kariuki](#): > > is it possible to add a field in the quote? Yes. Read the Guides starting at [Manager Guides](http://guides.manager.io/businesses/settings/custom-fields). ---
**Author:** ![manageruser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@manageruser](https://forum.manager.io/u/manageruser)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017/11 "2016-03-19T05:04:43Z")
Yes you can add a custom field. Go into Settings \> Custom Fields Sure I’ve done it before… ---
**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/custom-fields-on-sales-order/5017/12 "2023-01-18T15:34:16Z")