Purchase Order Processing - PO Return Of Goods Entry

Function

Use this task to return goods to the vendor they were purchased from. The goods being return must have been received on an existing PO receipt. The PO receipt can be currently open, or it may have been previously updated.

To access this task...

Select PO Return Of Goods Entry from the Purchase Order Processing main menu.

Return of Goods Header

Return of Goods Header

About the Fields

In the Vendor ID field...

  • Click record query button to select an entry already in PO Return Of Goods.

  • Enter a valid vendor number.

  • Click find field records button to select from a list of Vendor IDs.

In the Purchase Order Number field...

  • Click record query button to select an entry already in PO Return Of Goods for the vendor.

  • Enter an existing purchase order number.

  • Click drilldown button to select from a list of existing purchase orders and receipts for the vendor.

In the Receiver Number field...

The Receiver Number defaults to the earliest Receiver Number for the entered Purchase Order Number.

  • Press Tab or Enter to accept the default, or enter a different Receiver Number if there are more than one receiver for the entered Purchase Order Number.

In the Last Return Date field...

The Last Return Date defaults to the current processing date.

  • Press Tab or Enter to accept the default, or enter a different date if needed.

  • Click display calendar button to select a date by using the calendar tool.

In the Return Authorization field...

  • If a Return Authorization Code was obtained from the vendor, enter it here.

Note:

The vendor address and contact information are display only.

PO Return Of Goods Entry Detail Grid

The detail grid lists the items that were received with the entered Purchase Order Number and Receiver Number.

In the Qty Returned field...

In the Replace Qty field...

  • Enter the quantity of the returned item that will be replaced by the vendor.

In the Return Reason field...

  • Enter the reason(s) the item is being returned.

Buttons

The Lot/Serial Return button...

Use the Lot/Serial Return button to launch the Return Of Goods Lot/Serial Detail grid that lists the lot/serial numbers that were received with the entered Purchase Order Number and Receiver Number.

The Comments button...

Use the Comments button to enter a comment (memo) on the detail row that has focus.

Return Of Goods Lot/Serial Detail Grid

Return of Goods Lot/Serial Detail

Return of Goods Lot/Serial Detail

In the Qty Returned field...

  • Enter the quantity of the lot/serial number being returned to the vendor.

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