Receiving Inventory

You can record supplier inventory that is received outside the planned inbound delivery process. To receive unplanned inventory:

  1. Select Home > To Do > Inventory Received. The Inventory Received screen is displayed.
  2. Click Receive. The Receive window is displayed.
  3. Specify this information on the Inventory tab:
    Generate Pack Number?
    If this check box is selected the inventory pack number is generated automatically. If this check box is cleared, an inventory pack number must be specified manually.
    Receive Multiple Packs
    If this check box is selected multiple inventory packs are received and number of packs must be specified. If this check box is cleared, a single inventory pack is received. This option is only displayed when generating inventory pack numbers.
    Pack #
    The number of the inventory pack. This field is displayed only when inventory pack numbers are not generated.
    Material Type
    The material type of the received inventory pack.
    Material
    The material associated of the inventory pack.
    Pack Quantity
    The quantity of the inventory pack.
    Units
    The unit of measure in which the inventory pack is expressed.
    Date Received
    The date and time when the inventory pack is received in the factory.
    Location
    The location where the inventory pack is placed when received.
    Inventory State
    The state of the inventory pack.
    Supplier
    The name of the company that supplied the inventory pack.
    Supplier Batch Number
    The batch number associated with the inventory pack used by the supplier.
    Print Label
    Select this this check box to print a label for the received inventory pack.
    Printer
    The name of the printer from which the label must be printed. This field is only displayed only if a label is being printed.
    Use By Date/Time
    The date and time by which the inventory pack must be used.
    Use After Date/Time
    The date and time after which the inventory pack must be used.
    Lot
    The lot number associated with the inventory pack .
    FIFO Number
    The First-In-First-Out number assigned to the inventory pack for inventory consumption.
    External Pack No
    The inventory pack number assigned by an external organisation.
    SSCC
    The Serial Shipping Container Code of the inventory pack.
  4. Specify this information on the Dimensions tab:
    Actual Item Length
    The actual length of an inventory item.
    Actual Item Width
    The actual width of an item inventory.
    Actual Item Thickness
    The actual thickness of an inventory item.
    Actual Item Volume
    The actual volume of an inventory item.
    Actual Item Weight
    The actual weight of an inventory item.
    Actual Mass Per Area
    The actual mass of an inventory item for each unit area.
    Actual Density
    The actual mass of an inventory item for each unit volume.
    Actual Pack Height
    The actual height of the inventory pack.
    Actual Pack Width
    The actual width of the inventory pack.
    Actual Pack Depth
    The actual depth of the inventory pack.
    Actual Packaging Weight
    The actual weight of the inventory pack, including the items and packing material.
    Net Weight
    The actual net weight of the inventory pack.
    Gross Pack Weight
    The actual gross weight of the inventory pack. This includes the net weight and the packaging weight.
  5. Click OK.