to be submitted or to submit

We have weekly meeting on Monday. Project manager checks the action list. Last Monday, we talked about an order, the order would be submitted on the weekend, PM took a comment on the action on the excel file. The comments is that "To be submitted".

I posted a thread here several day ago. There's too much sugar to put in this bowl.
We say "There's too much sugar to put in this bowl."
We don't say "There's too much sugar to be put in this bowl."

For the comment by PM, can I replace it with "To submit"?
Thanks a lot.

I would only use to be submitted (TBS) just as I only use to be established (TBD) and not to establish.

Your description is confusing. I have to assume (guess) several things for it to make sense. I assume the PM wrote a comment in the excel file (in a text cell in the excel file). I assume the excel file is where the action list is, and he wrote this comment in the action list. I assume that the action list has a list of work items (one of those is the (purchase?) order) and a column to mark the "next step" for each work item (where he wrote "to be submitted" next to the purchase order).

I don't think this is similar to your sugar bowl example. The sugar bowl example uses complete sentences, and sentences follow grammar rules. In the PM example, he wrote a 3-word phrase, not a sentence. You are asking if a different 2-word phrase could replace it.

Since there are no grammar rules for phrases, the only question is if the meanings are good. The meaning we need is "the next step (for this order) is to submit it".

"To be submitted" works. "To submit" works. "Submit" works. "Submit it" works. There are probably other short phrases that work.

Thank you, London and dojibear.

Hi, dojibear

you've got my idea. your answer gives me a whole view. Thanks.