Once the shipping clerk receives the goods, the stock release, and the shipping slip, he matches them to the corresponding electronic sales order contained in his terminal's inbox. Assuming everything matches, he prints out a hard copy of the sales order, which the clerk then users to prepare three copies of the bill of lading (BOL). Two of these copies, along with the shipping slip, are sent along with the goods to the carrier. The stock release is sent to the AR department. The other BOL copy, along with the sales order, is filed in the shipping department.