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# Auto-create on submit

By default a submitted order sits in **Pending** until you review and confirm it. If you'd rather skip that step for trusted buyers, turn on auto-create.

## Turn it on

**Orders → Draft Orders → Settings → Auto-create draft order & send invoice on submit.**

## What changes

| Setting           | Buyer submits →                                                                                                                                                        |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Off** (default) | Order sits in **Pending** → you click **Confirm & send payment link** → invoice sent. You control price/terms before anything goes out.                                |
| **On**            | The Shopify draft order is created and Shopify emails the invoice **instantly**. The order is already **Invoiced** and the buyer sees a **Pay now** button right away. |

The payment term is still resolved by the same [cascade](/orbit-b2b-docs/draft-orders/payment-terms.md) (group default → shop default), so auto-created orders get the correct terms automatically.

**No shipping is added.** Shipping is entered on the order page before you confirm, and with auto-create there is no such step — the invoice goes out without a shipping line. If you charge shipping per order, keep auto-create off.

Only logged-in buyers are auto-confirmed. A guest's order always waits in **Pending** for you, so an invoice is never emailed to an address nobody has checked.

## When to use it

* **Good for:** trusted repeat buyers, low-risk catalogs, high order volume where manual review is a bottleneck.
* **Keep off for:** stores that need to check stock, pricing, or credit — or add shipping — before the invoice goes out.

## Safety

If auto-create fails for any reason (e.g. a Shopify API hiccup), the order safely stays **Pending** so you can confirm it manually — nothing is lost.

## Next steps

* [Confirm and send the payment link](/orbit-b2b-docs/draft-orders/confirm-flow.md)
* [Payment terms](/orbit-b2b-docs/draft-orders/payment-terms.md)