How to Create a Multi-Order
There are three types of Orders that can be generated in SoftMouse.NET:
Follow these steps to create an order that consists of multiple sub-orders of the same or different animals that will arrive on the same shipment date:
First, navigate to the Order module:
- Click the module menu at the top right of the screen
- Click the pink Order icon
- Click the New Order button
On the New Order Page, enter the Order details:
- In the Owner drop-down, select the owner of the order.
- Under the Supplier drop-down, enter the name of the Supplier you are ordering from.
- For the Order Request Date, enter the date on which you are requesting the order (e.g. today).
- Under the Order Type drop-down, Select 'Multi-Order'
- For the '# of sub-orders' field, enter the number of order shipments you expect to receive in this order.
- Under the Expected Received Date(s), enter the date your facility is expected to receive the deliveries.
Next, in the Animal Detail window(s), follow these steps:
- In the Animals Details in the Order drop Down:
- If you expect to receive the same animals details with each order, select 'Copy Details form sub-order'
- If you expect to receive different animals details with each order, select 'Select an option to fill Animal Details'
- If you want to reset the animal details, select ‘Reset all fields to blank'
- Under the Species drop-down, select the Species of Animal. --- Click the word Species to enter a new species name as needed
- Under the Mouseline drop-down, enter the Mouseline of the Animal
- Enter the number of males or females you are ordering --- Only one of these two boxes is required. E.g. you can put a number of males, or a number of females, or both.
- Enter the expected age of the animals upon arrival --- The estimated birth date will be calculated from the age of the animals and the Received Date.
- Enter the anticipated weight of the ordered animals if known (eg: 20 grams)
- Select the Protocol the animals will be assigned to
- If you will be ordering animals that will be pregnant on arrival, select the Pregnant check-box
- Fill in any additional information needed.
When ready, click Submit to complete the Order or click Submit + and Attach files to complete the Order and move to the Edit Order Page to attach a file or add any additional notes.

If you have any further questions, please contact us with your inquiry.