When you have been putting in quotes and converting them to sales orders, behind the scenes, OpenERP has been following a default workflow for that process. Let's take a look at the OpenERP default sales order workflow.
Like in the previous chapter, we will need to activate the developer mode to view the workflows in OpenERP.
Choose About OpenERP from the menu in the top-right corner and click on Activate the developer mode. For more detailed instructions, see the Activating developer mode section of Chapter 10, Customizing OpenERP for Your Business.
To view the sales order workflow process, go to the Sales menu and choose Sales Orders. On the right, next to the Sales Orders label at the top of the form, you will see a small question mark icon. Click on this icon to view the sales order workflow process.
The following screenshot is a high-level overview of the sales order process:
This workflow is considered as the non-developer version...