How to: Receive and Create a Purchase Order

  1. Click the icon, enter Retail Receiving List, and select the relevant link.
  2. Click the New action to create a new Receiving document, or open an existing one. The Retail Receiving page opens.
  3. In the Receiving field, select the Purchase Order (Create) document type.
  4. In the Reference No. field, enter the Vendor number or use the Look up.
  5. Enter the Counted Date.
  6. Enter Items by scanning Item barcodes, or enter Item numbers and Quantity received.
    Tip: You can also send receiving information from a Mobile Inventory app.
  7. When you have entered all Items and Quantities, click the Confirm action. The Status field is updated to OK.
  8. Click the Post action to create a Purchase Order and post the Receipt.

    Note: The Invoice is only posted, if you have selected the Closed option, and if the Receiving Posting field in the Inventory Management Setup page is set to Full Posting.