Returning Material

Use the Job Material Return form to return materials from a job operation back into inventory.

To return materials:

  1. Open the Job Material Return form.
  2. Specify or review this information:
    Job
    Specify a job number.
    Suffix
    Specify a job suffix.
    Operation
    Specify an operation number.
    Material
    Select the material you are returning. The required, remaining, and available quantities are displayed.
    Warehouse
    Select a warehouse to which to return material.
    Location
    This field is defaulted based on the Item stock room location for the transaction.
    Note: The location is same for both BOM Item and the new item issue.
    Document Number
    Specify a document number for the material transaction re-consolidation or grouping in CSI.
    Note: 
    • The number is refreshed only if the Job number or Suffix is updated. You can perform multiple transactions for job and suffix combination using the same document number.
    • The job and suffix combination can be edited based on the global parameter document number.
    Return Qty
    Specify the quantity of material to return to inventory.
  3. Information about the selected job, operation, and material is displayed on the Details tab.
  4. Information about the lot, and issued quantity is displayed in the Lot/Serial tab:
    • If applicable, select a lot number on the Lot/Serial tab. Based on the FDA Lot Traceability Implemented Parameter setting, the transaction validates the lot issued for the Job suffix operation and gets the total net quantity expressed in the specified unit of material (UOM).
    • The Qty Issued field on the Lot/Serial tab displays the issued quantity after the user has selected the lot value and the same is used to validate the returning quantity of the items.
    • If applicable, specify the lot number in the Confirm Lot field.
    • If applicable, select the arrow button on the Lot/Serial tab to assign serial numbers. See Assigning Serial Numbers for details.
    • If applicable, specify this information on the Lot/Serial tab:
    Job Lot
    Specify a job lot number to which to assign the material. You can select from a list of pre-assigned lot numbers for the job. The job lot number tracks the items that will be assembled from the material.
    Job Serial
    Specify a job serial number to which to assign the material. You can select from a list of pre-assigned serial numbers for the job. The job serial number tracks the item that will be assembled from the material.
  5. To return the material, select the green process button. If the Print Labels parameter is selected for this transaction, the Label Printing form is opened. See Printing Labels for information about printing labels. To close the form without returning material, select the Close button.