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# Process purchase receipts and returns

Last modified February 19, 2026

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## In this section


- [Process purchase receipts and returns - overview](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/purchases/process-purchase-receipts-and-returns/process-purchase-receipts-and-returns-overview/index.md): 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](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/purchases/process-purchase-receipts-and-returns/about-purchase-receipt-processing-options/index.md): A purchase receipt is used to track the one-time receipt of goods purchased from a single supplier.

- [About purchase price variance](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/purchases/process-purchase-receipts-and-returns/about-purchase-price-variance/index.md): 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…

- [About return processing options](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/purchases/process-purchase-receipts-and-returns/about-return-processing-options/index.md): In most cases, the purchasing process is completed when goods are received, and purchase invoices are released to adjust your outstanding balance with the…

- [Create a purchase receipt](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/purchases/process-purchase-receipts-and-returns/create-a-purchase-receipt/index.md): 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…

- [Create a purchase return](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/purchases/process-purchase-receipts-and-returns/create-a-purchase-return/index.md): 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…

- [Add items in purchase receipts using barcode scanner](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/purchases/process-purchase-receipts-and-returns/add-items-in-purchase-receipts-using-barcode-scanner/index.md): You can use barcode scanning to effectively receive products at a warehouse.

- [Add item to purchase receipt using supplier part ID](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/purchases/process-purchase-receipts-and-returns/add-item-to-purchase-receipt-using-supplier-part-id/index.md): 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](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/purchases/process-purchase-receipts-and-returns/process-a-cash-on-delivery-cod-transaction/index.md): 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…

- [Purchase price variance allocation - example 1](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/purchases/process-purchase-receipts-and-returns/purchase-price-variance-allocation-example-1/index.md): 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](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/purchases/process-purchase-receipts-and-returns/purchase-price-variance-allocation-example-2/index.md): This topic gives examples of the documents that you create and the transactions that the system generates for purchase price variance allocation.