Process purchase receipts and returns
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Process purchase receipts and returns - overview
When purchase receipts are created and released, they indicate that the purchased goods have been received at the company’s warehouses and allocated.
About purchase receipt processing options
A purchase receipt is used to track the one-time receipt of goods purchased from a single supplier.
About purchase price variance
The purchase price variance is the difference between the total price of an item on a purchase receipt and the total price of the item on a related purchase invoice.
About return processing options
In most cases, the purchasing process is completed when goods are received, and purchase invoices are released to adjust your outstanding balance with the supplier.
Create a purchase receipt
By using the Purchase receipts (PO302000) window, you can create a purchase receipt for a particular purchase order or any items received at a specific warehouse for multiple purchase orders.
Create a purchase return
To create a purchase return, by using the Purchase receipts (PO302000) window, you create a purchase receipt of the Return type for the items to be returned to the supplier for an replacement or an refund.
Add items in purchase receipts using barcode scanner
You can use barcode scanning to effectively receive products at a warehouse.
Add item to purchase receipt using supplier part ID
When receiving the items for a purchase order I want to search and add the items to the receipt by using the supplier part ID.
Process a cash-on-delivery (COD) transaction
The type of purchasing transaction for which a buyer pays at the time of delivery is generally referred to as cash on delivery (COD) or, because other methods of payment besides cash might be involved, collect on delivery (COD).
Purchase price variance allocation - example 1
This topic gives examples of the documents that you create and the transactions that the system generates for purchase price variance allocation.
Purchase price variance allocation - example 2
This topic gives examples of the documents that you create and the transactions that the system generates for purchase price variance allocation.