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# Overview

Draft Orders let your B2B buyers submit their **whole cart as an order on account** — no payment at checkout. The order arrives as a pending request; you review it, confirm it, and a Shopify draft order with a payment link (or Net-terms invoice) is sent to the customer to pay.

## When to use Draft Orders

| Scenario                                | Why Draft Orders helps                                                                 |
| --------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Buyer orders on account**             | They build a cart and submit it; you invoice with Net 30 instead of taking payment now |
| **You want to approve before charging** | Review pricing, stock, and terms before the payment link goes out                      |
| **Trusted repeat buyers**               | Turn on auto-create so the invoice is sent instantly on submit — no manual step        |
| **Replace checkout for wholesale**      | Eligible B2B buyers submit for approval instead of paying immediately at checkout      |

## How it differs from Quotes

| Feature                         | Use it when                                                                                                    |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Quotes (RFQ)**                | Buyer wants a **custom price** on specific items — negotiation, per-product, buyer accepts                     |
| **Draft Orders (this feature)** | Buyer wants to **order the whole cart on account** — no negotiation, **you confirm** and send the payment link |

## Works on every Shopify plan

Draft Orders runs on **Basic, Shopify, Advanced, and Plus**. Payment terms use Shopify's built-in payment terms (Due on receipt, Net 7/15/30/45/60/90) — you don't need Shopify Plus. The storefront button replaces the theme's Checkout button on the cart page (no checkout-page editing required).

## Feature highlights

* 🛒 Buyer clicks **Submit Order for Approval** on the cart → whole cart sent, no payment
* 📥 Requests land in an admin inbox (**Orders → Draft Orders**) with status tracking
* 💵 Payment terms cascade: per-group default → shop default → override per order
* 🧾 Confirm → Shopify draft order + payment link / invoice emailed to the buyer
* 🤖 Optional **auto-create** — send the invoice automatically the moment they submit
* 🌐 Multi-language storefront strings
* 📧 Emails: admin on new request, customer on confirm (with the pay link)

## The flow at a glance

1. Eligible B2B customer builds a cart and clicks **Submit Order for Approval** — no payment.
2. The whole cart is captured as a pending request; you're emailed and it appears in **Orders → Draft Orders**.
3. You open it, check items + payment terms, click **Confirm & send payment link**.
4. A Shopify draft order is created and the invoice / payment link is emailed to the customer.
5. The customer pays (tracked in Shopify Orders).

## Next steps

* [Enable Draft Orders](/orbit-b2b-docs/draft-orders/enable.md)
* [How a buyer submits an order](/orbit-b2b-docs/draft-orders/submit-flow.md)
* [How you confirm and send the payment link](/orbit-b2b-docs/draft-orders/confirm-flow.md)
* [Payment terms](/orbit-b2b-docs/draft-orders/payment-terms.md)
* [Auto-create on submit](/orbit-b2b-docs/draft-orders/auto-confirm.md)


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