# Fishbowl: "Manufacture Order must be saved before calculating cost"

> You tried to calculate a cost on an unsaved Manufacture Order.

## What it means
You clicked to calculate cost, but Fishbowl won't perform the calculation until the current Manufacture Order is saved. This typically happens when you've made changes to the MO (like adding line items, adjusting quantities, or updating costs) but haven't saved yet.

## What to check
- Save the Manufacture Order first (usually via Save button or keyboard shortcut)
- Verify there are unsaved changes visible in the form that need persisting
- After saving, retry the cost calculation; the error should clear

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*From Israel Lopez Consulting (ILC). Custom Fishbowl Inventory integrations and software, and Fishbowl experts since 2015. Written by Israel Lopez. Questions about this topic, or want to reach the people who wrote it? Visit https://israellopezconsulting.com/contact*