{"id":2257,"date":"2023-08-02T07:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T07:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/auto-generate-invoices-and-shipments-for-backend-orders-in-magento-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T06:51:01","slug":"auto-generate-invoices-and-shipments-for-backend-orders-in-magento-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/auto-generate-invoices-and-shipments-for-backend-orders-in-magento-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Auto-generate Invoices and Shipments for Backend Orders in Magento 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Magento<\/a> is a fantastic platform to use as a POS for a physical store. You can manage customer accounts and place orders on their behalf. You\u2019ll must manually generate invoices and shipments in Magento 2 for every order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what if you could auto-generate invoices and shipments for backend orders in Magento 2? It would save a lot of time processing the backend orders in the physical store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This micro post is aimed at helping you auto-generate invoices and shipments for backend orders in Magento 2<\/strong><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Auto-generate Invoices and Shipments for Backend Orders in Magento 2?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re using Magento to process in-store orders, the invoice and shipments need to be generated instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Automating these tasks in Magento 2 can save a lot of time for you and make the process smoother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also Read, Create Magento 2 Auto Invoices and Shipments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Methods to Auto Generate Invoice and Shipment for Backend Orders in Magento 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mainly, there are two ways to auto-generate invoices and shipments for Magento 2 backend orders. You can do it programmatically or using an extension, as there is no default functionality in Magento 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Programmatic Method<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Using an Extension<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    1. Programmatic Method<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Creating a shipment programmatically in the Magento 2<\/a> method suits you if you\u2019re a developer or technical geek. We\u2019ll use the event and observer method to automatically generate invoices and shipments for Magento 2 backend orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For example, create the app\\code\\Meetanshi\\AutoInvShip\\etc\\adminhtml.xml<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em> file with the following code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n<config xmlns:xsi=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2001\/XMLSchema-instance\" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation=\"urn:magento:framework:Event\/etc\/events.xsd\">\n<event name=\"sales_order_save_commit_after\">\n<observer name=\"vendor_module_sales_order_commit_after\" instance=\"vendor\\module\\Observer\\OrderplaceAfter\"\/>\n<\/event>\n<\/config><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    2. Using an Extension<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Meetanshi\u2019s Magento 2 Auto Invoice & Shipment is the easiest method to auto-generate invoices & shipments for backend orders. The extension helps you auto generate invoices and shipments in Magento 2 through easy installation and set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Just install the extension and enable the functionality from the configuration. You can also enable the extension for specific payment methods per your requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n
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    \"Auto<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
    In addition to this, you can also choose to switch auto-generation functionality for invoices and shipments individually. Also as we know with increasing E-commerce facilities, the default features fall short. Fortunately, Magento 2 also allows customizing the default features, for example, generate Magento 2 invoice with pending status<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Try the Demo of Magento 2 Auto Invoice & Shipment extension now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    I hope the above micro post will be helpful to you.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    You can use the event + observer method to auto-generate invoices and shipments for backend orders in Magento 2. Or the easy way to do that is using Meetanshi\u2019s Magento 2 extension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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