B8Releasing an Order

Turning an entered order into a pick list

Office·1:44·rendered Aug 27, 2026 Download mp4 Download .srt

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0:00An entered order is a promise; a released order is a job on the warehouse floor. Releasing is the moment the office says: this is correct — go pick it. Let's release an order and follow what happens.
0:13On the orders list, the status tabs filter the queue. Entered shows orders still waiting on the office. Here's one for Delta OEM Services — let's open it.
0:24Before releasing, glance at the Order Flow rail. It shows the whole journey — entered, released, picked, packed, shipped — and where this order stands right now. Anyone in the office can read an order's story at a glance.
0:38Everything checks out, so click Release — and click again to confirm. That double-click is intentional: releasing generates the pick list, so ConsignTrak makes sure it's never done by accident.
0:51The status pill flips to Released, and two new actions appear. Print Release gives you the classic paper pick list — some warehouses still love a printout on a clipboard. And Start Pick is where a picker takes over, usually from a phone.
1:07Back on the dashboard, look at the Action queues: Released — not yet picking just ticked up. That tile is how the office keeps an eye on the floor: if released orders sit there too long, somebody asks why.
1:20And the orders list has a matching Released tab — the full queue of work waiting for a picker, sorted and searchable like everything else.
1:29That's the release step: review, release, and let the queue do the watching. From here the action moves to the warehouse floor — picking, packing, and shipping, which we'll cover in the mobile series. See you there.