# Orders

Learn how to create, edit, and search for Orders in your Project.

Only users in Teams with appropriate [permissions](/merchant-center/user-permissions.md#carts-and-orders) can view and manage Orders. Permissions are managed by the Administrators Team in your Organization.

On the Orders page, you can create an Order, edit an Order, search for Orders, apply filters, and manage Order details within the supported retention period.

Only Orders from the last 3 months are indexed and displayed in the Order list.

## Manage Orders

### Create an Order

1. In the Merchant Center main menu, go to **Orders** > **Add Order**.
2. Select the Order details in the **General Information** section.
   - Optional: For **Store**, select or enter the Store key of the Order.
   - For **Currency**, select the currency of the Order.
   - For **Inventory tracking**, choose whether you want the Order to be tracked in the Inventory.
3. Click **Next**.
4. Select a Customer from the list. For the selected Customer, you can edit or add their shipping address and billing address details.
5. Click **Next**.
6. Search for an item either by its SKU or Variant Key, and then click **Add** to add the item to the Cart.
7. Optional: To add a custom item to the Cart, click **Add custom line item**.
   - For **Name**, enter the name of the item.
   - For **Price**, enter the price of the item.
   - For **Quantity**, select the number of items to be added to the Cart.
   - For **Slug**, enter the slug details of the item.
   - For **Tax Category**, select a valid Tax Rate for the selected Customer's shipping address country.
   - Click **Save**. The custom item is added to the Cart.
8. Optional: For **Add discount code**, enter a [Discount Code](/api/projects/me-carts.md#add-discountcode) and then click **Apply**.
9. Click **Next**.
10. Select a shipping method for the Order.
11. Click **Next**.
12. Review the Order details, and then click **Place Order**. The Order is placed, and it is displayed on the **Orders** page.

### Edit an Order

1. In the Merchant Center main menu, go to **Orders** > **Orders list**.
2. Select the required Order from the list of Orders.
3. Update the Order details as necessary in the **General**, **Custom Fields**, **Shipping & Delivery**, **Returns**, and **Payments** sections. For more information about which Order details you can edit, see the [Update an order](/api/carts-orders-overview.md#update-an-order) section.

## Import and export

### Import Orders

It is not possible to import Orders by using the Merchant Center. You can use the [Order Import API](/api/projects/orders-import.md) to do so.

### Export Orders

For more information, see the [Export Orders](/merchant-center/export-data.md#export-orders) section.

![Layout of the Orders interface with search and filter functionalities.](https://docs.commercetools.com/merchant-center/images/order-list/order-list-interface.png)

## Search for Orders

You can perform either a basic (default) search or an advanced search for Orders. If you are a new user, we recommend that you use the basic search mode. To activate the advanced search mode, click the angle brackets icon (\< >).

If you switch from basic to advanced Order search, then your search values remain. However, if you switch from advanced to basic search, then your search values are removed.

Before you can start using the Order search feature, the Orders in your Project must be indexed.

Only members of the [Administrators Team](/merchant-center/administrators-team.md) can index the Orders in your Project.

### Basic Order search

Use the basic search to find Orders by either entering a keyword or filtering by common fields.

To search for Orders, do the following:

1. In the Merchant Center main menu, go to **Orders** > **Order list**.
2. In the search bar, enter a keyword or Order number.
3. Optional: Click **Filters** to further refine the search results.

You can search for Orders by using the search criteria list. The **All fields** option is selected by default.

#### Filters

Use filters to refine your data by choosing specific criteria and adding custom fields. Here are a few key factors to keep in mind while working with filters:

- Certain filters display only the options associated with one or more Orders in your Project. For example, if a Project contains five Stores but only three are associated with Orders, then the Store filter displays only those three Stores.
- The sequence in which you apply filters impacts the final result. The system applies filters incrementally as you select them.
- You can use [Custom Fields](/api/projects/custom-fields.md) of Orders and their corresponding [Types](/api/projects/order-search.md#custom-fields) as filters to refine your results. The following screenshot shows an example of the **Order Set Number** Custom Field used as a filter.

  ![A Custom Field used as a filter.](https://docs.commercetools.com/merchant-center/images/order-list/custom-field-as-filter.png)

### Advanced Order search

The advanced search mode gives you more control over your search by letting you compose a detailed [query](/api/projects/order-search.md#order-search-query) in a GraphQL-like query language.

It is not possible to [export Orders](/merchant-center/export-data.md#export-orders) that are filtered by using advanced Order search.

## Related pages

- [Area overview page with navigation](/merchant-center.md)
- [Previous page: Carts](/merchant-center/cart-list.md)
- [Next page: Recurring Orders](/merchant-center/recurring-orders.md)
- [Search documentation and API specs](/search.md)