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# Execute and close a load order

> Record loading work, validate goods, and complete the shipments associated with the order.

Load and close a dispatch when the goods are prepared and the team is ready to put them into the transport.

This workflow records who worked, which quantities were checked, and when shipments left.

## Before you start

Check that the order:

* is planned;
* has a transport, date, loading location, and lines;
* shows **Stock ready**, or you have reviewed which materials remain pending;
* has the validation required by the process defined.

## Open the load

**Path:** **Work mode > Warehouse > Load orders**

The list shows **Planned**, **Loading**, or **Paused** loads with a planned date. You can search by name, transport, or location, and limit the date with **Planned until**.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Identify the employee">
    Select the employee who will work on the load.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the order">
    Review the transport, location, date, lines, and provisioning status.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start work">
    Click **Start**. If another person is already working on the load, use **Assign me**. To continue a paused load, use **Resume**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Each employee has their own time record. The order remains **Loading** while at least one is active. It becomes **Paused** when everyone clicks **Stop**.

## Review shipments

The load groups lines by shipment. Open each shipment to see its destination and included items.

An order can contain several shipments. Completing the load dispatches them together, but each shipment retains its destination, number, and lines.

## Validate items and lots

If the load requires validation, you must be assigned and the order must be **Loading**.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open a shipment">
    Select the block for the shipment you are loading.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the quantity">
    Use **1**, the **+** and **-** buttons, enter the quantity, or select **All**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Split into lots">
    If the item manages lots, click **Split into lots** and allocate the quantity. The breakdown must add up to the quantity you will validate.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Validate the line">
    Click **Validate**. Repeat until the line shows **Line validated**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Bold does not let you exceed the pending quantity. When several lines in the same shipment use the same item, it distributes validation in their order.

## Complete the load

You can complete it from **Loading** or **Paused**.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Review all lines">
    Check quantities and lots before closing.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Complete">
    If validation is complete or was not required, Bold completes the load order and its shipments.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Resolve unvalidated quantities">
    If validation was required, cancel to continue validating or choose **Complete and exclude pending**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

When excluding pending quantities, Bold reduces or removes them from both the order and shipments. You cannot complete the order if exclusion leaves the load without lines.

<Warning>
  **Complete** records the physical issue of stock from the loading location. Do not use it while goods remain in the warehouse.
</Warning>

## Correct a completion

In management mode, open **Warehouse > Loads and shipments > Load orders** and enter the completed order.

Click **Undo completion** to reverse shipments and return the order to **Paused**. This action is available only if the shipments can still be reversed and retain the same lines as the load.

If the load should not be executed, use **Cancel** while it is **Loading** or **Paused**. If it has not started, delete the order that is pending planning or planned.

## Related

* [Load orders](/en/concepts/warehouse/load-orders-and-provisioning)
* [Plan and prepare a load](/en/guides/warehouse/plan-and-prepare-a-load)
* [Shipments](/en/concepts/warehouse/shipments)


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