We have the problem that everytime something is backordered it creates a brand new order with no way to quickly identify it is a backorder or what date is was originally placed without manual checking.
This also creates a problem with pre-ordered stock that is sold out prior to arrival as you can't simply allocate to orders placed before a certain date.
If we can keep the original order date on the backorder, and colour code (similar to RMA) or change the config of the order code that would be a big help