Why would I adjust a receiver?

Occasionally, you need to adjust the item quantity on the receiver to make it match the actual quantity that you received. If the item quantity on the receiver is incorrect, you can adjust it to the correct quantity in the Purchase Order application. The quantity that you adjust to does not have to match the quantity specified on the vendor packing list or on the original purchase order.

When you adjust a receiver, the Purchase Order application recognizes whether the invoice is matched, matched and paid, or not matched. Depending on the situation, the Purchase Order application reacts automatically and accordingly with the Invoice Matching application.

If the Invoice Matching application has not yet matched the invoice to the receiver, the Purchase Order application automatically adjusts the quantity to your specifications. If the invoice has already been matched to the receiver, adjustments will be handled as follows.

If	Then
The quantity is greater for inventory-type items	Adjustment postings are created.
The quantity is less than the quantity matched	Vendor chargebacks or requests for more goods are created.
The quantity is less than what was matched, but is within a certain dollar amount	The items will be written off to a write-off account.