# Create a Service Order

Service orders can be entered in two different ways:

1. **Service Orders** module under Operations in the menu
2. Directly on a port call

**To enter Service order in the Operations menu.**This is a good place to start if you need to enter several port costs for multiple port calls.

1. Open the **Service Orders** module under Operations in the menu.
2. Click **Create Service Order**![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/qR2su6G6yZkQP0s1K3PM/blobs/wlHvVFkZfI4xr13t2xOq/create-24px.svg)in the top right corner.
3. Fill in the required fields for your order.
4. Click![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/qR2su6G6yZkQP0s1K3PM/blobs/wlHvVFkZfI4xr13t2xOq/create-24px.svg)in the **Order Lines** section to add at least one order line.
5. Click **Create** when you are done adding order lines.

**To enter Service Orders directly on a Port Call**

1. Open the Port Call drawer
2. Go to Service Orders tab
3. Follow instructions 2 to 5 from the list above.

Service Orders created in this way will be created with status Draft making it possible for you to amend them as many times as needed without impacting any other calculations.


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