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(915513) - Describes that you cannot create a sales order from an existing quote because the Convert to Sales Order menu option is unavailable or the quote does not appear in the Select a Quote dialog box. Provides a workaround.

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Article ID: 915513 - Last Review: February 15, 2007 - Revision: 2.0

Error message when you convert a quote in Accounting Professional 2007, in Accounting Express 2007, or in Small Business Accounting 2006: "Cannot convert a quote containing a job to a sales order"

SYMPTOMS

If one or more of the followings conditions are true, you cannot create a sales order from an existing quote in Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007, in Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007, or in Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006:
  • The Convert to Sales Order option is unavailable from the Convert to menu in the Quote dialog box.
  • The quote does not appear in the Select a Quote dialog box when you click Create from in the Sales Order dialog box.
Additionally, when you try to create a sales order from an existing quote in Accounting Professional 2007 or in Accounting Express 2007, you receive the following error message:
Cannot convert a quote containing a job to a sales order.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because a job is associated with the quote.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, remove the job from the quote.

Alternatively, you can convert the quote to an invoice.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007
  • Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007
  • Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006
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