Creating a Tailoring Order

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Tailoring Orders in SuitTracker let you create work tickets for alterations and custom work, tie them to a customer, set due dates, and track garment-level instructions and statuses. You can add multiple garments to an order and update their status as work progresses.

Steps to create a new tailoring order

  1. Sign in and select your organization.
  2. From the left menu, click Orders, then click Add Tailoring Order.
  3. Choose or create the Customer for the order:
    • Search by name or phone to select an existing customer; or
    • Click Create New Customer and enter first/last name and optional contact details.
  4. Set the Needed By date for the order.
  5. Click Create Order to save and open the Order Overview.
    • You'll be redirected to the new order where you can add garments and instructions.

After creating the order

  1. Add Garments: Click Add Garment and choose the garment type. Repeat to add multiple garments.
  2. Add Instructions: For each garment, click a column (e.g., Hem, Waist, Sleeve) to add specific instructions or numbers.
  3. Update Status: Click the garment row status to advance it through your configured tailoring statuses (e.g., Received → In Progress → Ready).
  4. Notes: Use the Notes section to add order-level notes. Changes are saved automatically.
  5. Print Tag: Use Print Tag to print a ticket for the order.

Optional: Store Mode and Tailoring View