Return purchase order

If the inventory received from the supplier must be returned, create a return purchase order manually.

To create a return purchase order:

  1. Access the Purchase Order Intake Workbench (tdpur4601m200) session and click New. The Purchase Order (tdpur4100m900) session is displayed.
  2. Select the business partner (supplier) in the Business Partner field and press Tab.
    Note: Infor LN populates the default data for the selected business partner in the purchase order header.
  3. Select the purchase order type for return inventory EST (Purchase Reversal) in the Order Type field.
  4. Select References > Purchase Order Details. The Purchase Orders (tdur4100m000) session is displayed.
  5. Specify the original purchase details that must be returned in the Returns section and click Save.
  6. Select Actions > Copy from Original Document. The Purchase Actual Receipt History (tdpur4556m000) session is displayed.
  7. Select the receipt of the original purchase order that must be returned and click OK.
  8. Verify that the purchase order line is copied to the Order Lines tab in the Purchase Order (tdur4100m900) session.
  9. Click Approve to approve the purchase order and execute the order line activities.
  10. Select the order line on the Order Lines tab and click References > Status. The Purchase Order Line Status (tdpur4534m000) session is displayed.
  11. Review the purchase order line activities and click Execute to release the purchase order to Warehousing.
  12. Click Execute. The Outbound Line Status Overview (whinh2129m000) session is displayed.
  13. Verify that the Generate Outbound Advice and the Release Outbound Advice activities are automatically executed.
  14. Select Actions > Freeze/Confirm. The Shipment Lines (whinh4131m000) session is displayed.
  15. Verify that the shipment line Status is updated to Confirmed on the Status tab.
  16. Verify that all the outbound line activities of the purchase order are executed in the Outbound Line Status Overview (whinh2129m000) session.
  17. Verify that the shipment number is updated in the Document Number field for the Awaiting Shipments – Warehouse activity in the Purchase Order Line Status (tdpur4534m000) session.
    Note: As this is a purchase reversal, the fiscal document is not required.
  18. Access the Warehousing Orders (whinh2100m000) session and click Go to Details for the warehousing order of the return purchase order. The Warehousing Order (whinh2100m100) session is displayed.
  19. Verify that the Line Status is Shipped for the outbound line on the Outbound Lines tab.
  20. Select the integration transactions generated for the return purchase order in the Integration Transactions (tfgld4582m000) session and click Actions > Map Specific Transactions. The Transaction Status is updated to Mapped.
  21. Verify that the transactions are selected and click Actions > Post Specific Transactions. The Transaction Status is updated to Posted.