Returning material

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

To return materials:

  1. Select Material > Job Material Return. The Job Material Return form is displayed.
  2. Specify or review this information:
    Job
    The job number.
    Suffix
    The job suffix.
    Operation
    The operation number.
    Material
    The material to be returned. The required, remaining, and available quantities are displayed.
    Warehouse
    The warehouse 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
    The 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
    The quantity of material to return to inventory.

    The information about the selected job, operation, and material is displayed on the Details tab.

    The 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
    The 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 is assembled from the material.
    Job Serial
    The 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 is assembled from the material.
  3. Click Process, to return the material.

    If the Print Labels parameter is selected for this transaction, the Label Printing form is opened. See Printing Labels for information about printing labels.

  4. Click Close, to close the form without returning material