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title: "Save orders for later | Using the Helcim POS"
slug: "save-orders-for-later-helcim-pos"
description: "Not quite ready for checkout? Learn how to save customer orders in Helcim POS, so they can be retrieved and paid for later."
updated: 2025-05-07T18:06:21Z
published: 2025-05-07T18:06:21Z
canonical: "learn.helcim.com/save-orders-for-later-helcim-pos"
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# Save orders for later in the Helcim POS

The Helcim POS allows you to save customer orders, so you can easily retrieve them when the customer is ready to pay. This is useful for customers who aren't ready to complete their purchase immediately or who will be picking up items later.

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**In this article**

- [Save an order](/v1/docs/save-orders-for-later-helcim-pos#saving-an-order)
- [Edit and process a saved order](/v1/docs/save-orders-for-later-helcim-pos#edit-and-process-a-saved-order)
- [Next steps](/v1/docs/save-orders-for-later-helcim-pos#next-steps)

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## Saving an order

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**Mobile app**

1. Begin by adding products to your cart.
2. Select **Review**.
3. Select the three dots in the top right-hand corner of your screen.
4. Select **Save Order**.
5. Use the textbox to enter any applicable comments.
6. When you're ready, select **Save Order** again.

![Save order flow on mobile POS app](https://cdn.document360.io/4e721329-1a9d-4ef0-8d2f-497e0c1f185a/Images/Documentation/Save-order-mobile.png)

**Desktop app**

1. Begin by adding products to your cart.
2. Select the three dots in the top right-hand corner of your screen.
3. Select **Save Order**.
4. Use the textbox to enter any applicable comments.
5. When you're ready, select **Save Order** again.

![Save order - desktop POS app](https://cdn.document360.io/4e721329-1a9d-4ef0-8d2f-497e0c1f185a/Images/Documentation/Save-order-desktop(1).png)

## Edit and process a saved order

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When the customer is ready to pay, you can find this order saved in the Order Manager.

1. Select **Orders** from the bottom navigation.
2. Select **Due** and find the order from the list of due orders.
3. After you select the order, select **Edit & Process** to return to the POS and process the payment.

| ![](https://cdn.document360.io/4e721329-1a9d-4ef0-8d2f-497e0c1f185a/Images/Documentation/sparkle.png) | Linking a customer to an order makes it easier to find in your order manager. To learn how to do this, visit [this article](/v1/docs/link-customers-and-invoices-to-helcim-pos). |
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## Next steps

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Now that you know how to save orders from within the Helcim POS, here are a few more things that will streamline your workflow even more.

- [Learn how to link a customer or invoice to an order](/v1/docs/link-customers-and-invoices-to-helcim-pos)