Glossary R

reconciliation

Comparing and accounting for the differences between the balance appearing on a statement or other relative record and the balance recorded in the system.

 

register

A record of the company's financial activity, such as the Sales Register or Cash Register. Used interchangeably with the term journal.

 

remit

To send or transfer payment, as in a payment by check.

 

reorder pad

A list of products the customer has ordered within the last year, including items on future-dated invoices.

For more information, see Reordering Products Using the Reorder Pad.

 

repeating groups

Used in XML. Elements that can be submitted multiple times within an XML document.

 

replacement cost

The expense of replacing an item in stock.

 

replenishment

Restocking inventory based on minimum location quantities.

For more information, see Replenishment Overview and Replenishing Child Branches.

 

replenishment path

A description of the method that one branch may use to transfer stock to another branch.

For more information, see Procurement Groups Overview.

 

report writer

A program that extracts information from the database and creates custom reports.

For more information, see Report Writer/Mass Load Overview.

 

return goods authorization (RGA)

A reference number your vendor provides which authorizes you to return specified products.

 

return order

An order with items being returned to a branch, vendor, or to your warehouse due to a defect, overshipment, or other problem.