Fishbowl: "Only orders with entered or issued status may be imported"

What it means

The import operation requires orders to be in a specific early stage—either newly entered or formally issued. Orders that have moved past these statuses (received, shipped, completed, etc.) cannot be re-imported. This protects data integrity by preventing duplicate processing of orders already in motion.

What to check

• Verify the status of the orders you’re trying to import; Fishbowl usually shows this in the order list view or detail screen.
• Check whether these orders have already been processed beyond the early stages. If so, they likely need a different import approach.
• Filter or sort your order list by status to isolate only those in ‘entered’ or ‘issued’ state before attempting the import again.