# Is it possible to link the sale order to projects? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [January 7, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/is-it-possible-to-link-the-sale-order-to-projects/44875 "2023-01-07T13:45:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yasser3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/yasser3/32/41865_2.png) [@yasser3](https://forum.manager.io/u/yasser3)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/is-it-possible-to-link-the-sale-order-to-projects/44875/1 "2023-01-07T13:45:19Z")
HI ALL Is it possible to link the sale order to projects? ![PROJECT](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/f/c/fcbdde0833de8e88e0eae8f0a91677a0951426bd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![eko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eko](https://forum.manager.io/u/eko)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/is-it-possible-to-link-the-sale-order-to-projects/44875/2 "2023-01-07T14:49:04Z")
See [Added project-based accounting - #3 by lubos](https://forum.manager.io/t/added-project-based-accounting/37244/3) ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/is-it-possible-to-link-the-sale-order-to-projects/44875/3 "2023-01-07T15:41:40Z")
In fairness, @eko’s link was post #3 in a topic that continued for 164 additional posts and included quite a bit of evolution of the feature (before it was closed for becoming too unwieldy). That said, linking sales orders to projects seems like a bad idea for several reasons: - A single sales order could include line items for multiple projects. - Sales orders can be tracked for fulfillment (completion), but designating these line items for projects complicates the status tracking almost beyond imagining. - Sales orders do not represent income for a project. In this respect, they are like sales quotes. The opportunity to associate income with projects comes at the sales invoice stage. This is different from purchase orders, which represent a commitment by business to purchase goods or services for a project. In the case of a purchase order, the cost to the project has been scheduled and therefore can be recognized for project cost accounting. But in the case of a sales order, the income is not yet recognizable. (The cost might be different by the time of invoicing.) - Allowing sales orders to be linked to projects presents the possibility of conflicts. Imagine designating a line for Project A when a sales order is entered, then for Project B when the sales invoice is created. - The same possibility for duplication exists. This is why, for example, receipts posted against _Accounts receivable_ do not allow selection of a project: that was properly done at the sales invoice stage. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/is-it-possible-to-link-the-sale-order-to-projects/44875/4 "2026-07-05T20:09:04Z")
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