Purchase return orders

A return order is a purchase order for which returned shipments are reported. A return order can include only negative amounts. With a purchase return order, you can return inventory units or rejected goods to the supplier. Usually, these goods are rejected during inspection.

To use purchase return orders:

  1. Specify purchase order types for return orders

    Specify purchase order types for return orders in the Purchase Order Type (tdpur0694m000) session.

    In the Return Order field of the Purchase Order Type (tdpur0694m000) session, you can specify these return order types:

    • Return Inventory, used to return inventory.
    • Return Rejects, used to return rejects from quarantine inventory.

    To select the Ship Lines Complete check box, the return order must be of the type Return Rejects.

    To select the Direct Delivery check box, the return order must be of the type Return Inventory.

  2. Link a warehousing order type to the purchase order type

    Link a warehousing order type to the return order type in the Warehousing Order Type field of the Purchase Order Type (tdpur0694m000) session. The warehousing order type's Inventory Transaction Type must be set to Issue in the Warehousing Order Types (whinh0110m000) session.

    If the received goods must be inspected, you must select a warehousing order type with a linked inspection procedure.

    If the Direct Delivery check box is selected for the purchase order type, you cannot specify a warehousing order type.

  3. Link activities to the return order type

    Link activities to the order type in the Purchase Order Type (tdpur0694m000) session.

    LN links the following mandatory activities to the return order type:

    • Release Purchase Orders to Warehousing (tdpur4246m000)
    • Purchase Receipts (tdpur4106m000)
    • Process Delivered Purchase Orders (tdpur4223m000)
  4. Link order type and series for Return Rejects to the purchase order parameters

    To generate Return Rejects purchase orders, in the Order Type for Return Rejection and Order Series for Return Rejection fields in the Purchase Order Parameters (tdpur0100m400) session, select the order type and series that you specified in the Purchase Order Type (tdpur0694m000) session.

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