orderrecord

An orderrecord is a data entity representing a customer's purchase within an order management system or database. It consolidates transactional metadata and serves as the parent for related line items and fulfillment events.

A typical order record includes fields such as order_id, customer_id, order_date, status, total_amount, currency, payment_method, payment_status, shipping_address, billing_address, shipping_method, tax_amount, discount_amount, shipping_cost, tracking_number, fulfillment_center, and last_updated. It is usually stored in an orders table with a one-to-many relationship to order items, and it may reference payments, shipments, and invoices.

In database design, an order record uses order_id as the primary key and may employ indices on order_date, status, and customer_id to support reporting and lookup. Data integrity is maintained via foreign keys to customer records and related transaction records, with audit trails to capture changes.

Common lifecycle states include created, authorized or paid, processed, shipped, delivered, canceled, and returned or refunded. Systems may implement soft deletes or archival, preserving history for analytics and compliance.

Related concepts include order items, payments, shipments, invoices, and fulfillment events. In practice, organizations adapt the concept for retail, wholesale, or subscription models.

See also: Order item, Invoice, Shipment, Payment, Checkout process.