---
title: "Orders Scope index"
slug: "orders-scope-index"
abstract: "Overview of Sitecore Orders Scope index supported infrastructure, references, and privacy and security."
---
# Orders Scope index

The Orders Scope index allows merchandisers to search for and retrieve a specific order.

## Supported infrastructure

You can host the Orders Scope index on:

- Solr
- SolrCloud
- Azure Search

Refer to the [Sitecore Commerce compatibility table](https://kb.sitecore.net/articles/804595) for compatible versions.

## Reference structure

The Orders Scope index has its place in the Sitecore reference structure. It can be referenced by other roles, and it can also reference other roles.

![Illustration showing the Orders Scope index's place in the Sitecore reference structure.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/92/platform-administration-and-architecture/images/orders-scope.png)

### Referenced by

The Orders Scope index is referenced by the following roles:

- [Authoring](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/92/platform-administration-and-architecture/authoring.html "Authoring")
- [DevOps](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/92/platform-administration-and-architecture/devops.html "DevOps")
- [Minions](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/92/platform-administration-and-architecture/minions.html "Minions")

### References

The Orders Scope index does not reference other roles.

## Privacy and security

The Orders Scope index handles personal data in the following ways:

- Order entries can contain personal data such as the customer’s email address.