Receiving Orders Using Stock Receipt Entry

Use the Stock Receipt Entry program to track the stock that has been delivered to your warehouse to receive. You can reconcile the received packing slips against the original ordered quantities and update the system accordingly.

For example, a shipment arrives from your vendor for an order you placed for 20 widgets and 10 gadgets. The packing slip and items received total 15 widgets and 8 gadgets. Use the Stock Receipt Entry window to enter the information on the purchase order and update the received quantities. The system then creates a backorder for the five widgets and two gadgets that were not in the shipment.

If you enter a freight amount to a Freight Vendor in the Stock Receipt Entry program and the vendor has an override G/

Additionally, you can receive the purchase order manually on the Purchase Order Entry Status tab or immediately in RF environments.

To receive an order using Stock Receipt Entry:

  1. From the Purchase menu, select Stock Receipt Entry to display the Purchase Order Entry window.

  2. Display the purchase order you want to receive.

  3. Click the Status tab.

The system displays each item that was not received in a new generation line item with a backordered status.

  1. In the Order Status field for the received items' generation, enter R for Received.

The generation's status updates.

  1. In the Receive Date field for the backordered generation, the current receive date displays. Enter the new receive date, if known.

Note: You can return to this purchase order and enter the date at a later time.

  1. Save your changes and exit the window.

See Also:

Creating a Purchase Order

Posting Legacy Purchase Orders

Purchase Orders Overview

Manual Warehouse Receiving Overview