Shopping Basket

Along with various other order options, STO also has a Shopping Basket feature. This option is useful for picking items from multiple categories and suppliers, and building up an order over time, rather than ordering all at once.

• To use the shopping basket order option, you will need to navigate to the Product List.

• On the Product List, to the left of the product name, you will find a shopping basket icon . Clicking on this will bring up the Shopping Basket order options.

• You can enter a number in the Qty (quantity) field, or use the -/+ icons to add and remove a quantity to your order.
• Once you are happy with your quantity, click on Add to Basket and close.

• The items selected will be saved in your basket, found in the top right corner of any STO page. The number next to the basket option indicates the number of items in your order (not the quantity of products).

• Items with multiple pack sizes will have all of their options available on the basket selection screen.
• Items with the same pack size from multiple suppliers will be shown with the least expensive option highlighted in green.

• Other products can be added in the same way for creating basket orders with multiple products.
• Once you are ready to order all the items in your basket, click on the Your Basket option in the top right corner. The contents of your shopping basket will be shown, and you will be given the options to Clear Basket (removes all items from your basket) or Confirm Order (generates orders ready for approval for each individual supplier included in your basket).
• Generate Template can be used to create an order template from the basket which can further be used to create order on the system. 
• Orders will be created separately for all the suppliers.

• To finish these orders, you will need to approve them individually. At the approval stage, you can use the manual order (pencil icon) or the e-mail order (envelope icon) to switch one type of order for another.

Approved orders will arrive in the Pending Delivery section as usual.