Once you've set up your default settings for GDNs, you can create a GDN to record the despatch of products against one or multiple orders.

Sage 50 Accounts keeps a record of the goods despatched notes that are raised against each sales order, enabling you to see when items were despatched.

NOTE: You can only use the Despatch note option for sales orders which have stock allocated to them. This means that the sales order you select must have a status of part or full in the Allocated column. If you select an order that has no stock allocated to it, the following warning appears: 'There is no stock allocated to order(s)'.

1. Click Sales orders and select the required sales orders then click Despatch notes.
2. Enter the following header details:
   
   

   GDN No.	The goods despatched note number appears here automatically. You cannot change this number. If you want to change the number that your goods despatched notes start from, you can do so in Invoice & Order Defaults. For further information about this, please refer to the previous section.
   Date Despatched*	Enter the despatch date of the selected orders. By default, the program date appears.
   Customer's Ref	Enter the customer's reference number.
   Customer A/C Ref*	From the drop-down list, choose the customer to whom you are sending the delivery. Only those customers associated with the sales orders you select appear in the list.

   *This information is mandatory. 
   
   Once you have selected the relevant customer account reference, all outstanding products taken from the selected sales order(s) appear.
   
   
3. In the This Despatch column enter the quantity of products you have despatched for each product line, or alternatively, to despatch all available products click Despatch All.
4. Click Save.
   
   A confirmation message appears prompting you to print now or print later. If you choose to print later, the goods despatch note information can be printed from the Despatched tab of the sales orders. Use our handy guide to view or print despatch notes.