Paste Order
If you have order data that is being generated in a comma or tab separated text format from another source, and want to use that data to create an order on the site, you can use the Paste Order function to accomplish that. The paste order page is located at /products/orderpaste
Note about Item IDs: This Paste Order tool, along with the Order Uploader tool, allows the user to enter the ERP Item ID to add the item to an order.
Data Format With Only Item Numbers

If your data only contains item numbers, and not quantities, the default quantities will be assigned to the items when you paste the order in. In most cases, that would be a quantity of 1. However, if you have configured some items to use Purchase Multiples then that Purchase Multiple quantity acts as the default quantity. For items that can only be purchased in quantities of 10, for instance, a quantity of 10 would be applied to the item.
Data Format With Item Numbers and Quantities

As shown above, if your text data has item codes and quantities, they would need to be separated with either a comma or with a single tab (with the item code first). If you enter a quantity of an item that must be purchased in a certain multiple, and your quantity falls somewhere in between, it will round up to the nearest multiple.
Creating the Order
- Simply copy your tab or comma separated text and paste it into the box on the Paste Order Page. Clicking the Paste button will generate order\item data on the right-hand side of the screen for the items you pasted.
- This is an example of an item which must be purchased in multiples of 12. Since a quantity of 13 was entered, WebAlliance rounds the quantity up to 24 (the next multiple of 12).
- This is an example of an item where no quantity was included in the pasted data. The quantity will be updated to the minimum quantity for the item, in this case, 1.
- This is an example of an invalid item number. If an item number in your pasted text doesn't exist on the website, it will add it to the list for the order, but it will not be added to the cart.
- Once you have confirmed the order data looks correct, click the "Add to Cart" button to add the items to your cart.
- Alternatively, you can choose to add the items in the list to a Quote request (adding these items to a quote will not remove invalid part numbers).
Item quantities that are listed in red, exceed the amount of available stock for that item and may result in your order being partially or fully backordered.

Each item description field will include previous purchases information if the item has been purchased before under your customer code. Clicking the link will direct you to an "Item History" page where you can view all pending and complete orders that include the specified item number.