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Handle on-hold, not-delivered and cancelled orders

What each status means, where to find the rider's reason, and how to cancel an order that has not left your shop.

3 min readUpdated Outlet owners

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Not every delivery goes smoothly. A customer is not home, the address is wrong, or the order is not ready. Here is what the outlet portal shows you in each case and what you can do.

What each status means#

  • On hold: the rider marked this order as on hold. You see it on the Live tab. Open the order and press Call rider to find out why.

  • Undelivered: the rider could not deliver. Open the order and read Rider reason. If the rider gave no reason, it says "Reason not recorded".

  • Cancelled: the order was cancelled from your outlet portal, and the reason you chose is saved.

Order Details box for an on-hold order with customer information and a Rider Details box with a Call rider button
Order Details box for an undelivered order with the rider reason "Customer not at home, phone not answered"

Cancel an order that has not left#

  1. Step 1: Open the order

    Go to Orders and click the order. The Cancel order button appears only while the order is Pending or Assigned.

    Order Details box for a pending order with the Cancel order button
  2. Step 2: Press Cancel order and choose a reason

    The box asks "Cancel this order?" and says this cannot be undone. Choose one reason: Customer requested to cancel, Wrong address or contact details, Duplicate order, Items unavailable - Items not ready or Other.

    Cancel this order box with five reasons to choose from and the Keep order and Confirm cancel buttons
  3. Step 3: Press Confirm cancel

    The order becomes Cancelled. Press Keep order if you change your mind.

Trying again after an undelivered order#

The portal shows the status and the rider's reason, but it has no button to resend an undelivered order. To try again, create a new order for the same customer. If the reason was a wrong address, fix the saved address first. Learn about saved addresses.

If the reason keeps being "customer not available", send the tracking link earlier so the customer knows when to be home. See how.

Can I cancel after the rider has picked up the order?

Not from the outlet portal. The Cancel order button is there only for Pending and Assigned orders. Call the rider instead.

How do I call the rider?

Open the order and press Call rider. It shows for live orders.

Where is the reason I selected saved?

It is stored with the order, so your records show why it was cancelled.

Related guideCreate a delivery orderPick the customer, check the map pin and place the order. It then waits in the queue until you dispatch it to your riders.

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