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Receive a Purchase Order

You can receive inventory and post the purchase order receipt.

  1. From the Home screen, select Receipt.

  2. Select PO Receipt.

  3. Select the order you want to receive.

  4. Select the line you want to receive.

  5. Populate the following fields as required, selecting Next when needed:

    Field Description
    Location Select the location where you want the items to be placed when they are received.
    Bin Code Select the bin where the items will be placed.
    Qty to Receive Enter the number of items to receive.
    Production Date

    Select the production date.

    This field is only displayed if the Use Production Date toggle is turned on from the Business Central Mobile Data Collection Setup page.

    This field is required if using a lot algorithm, which includes the production date, when selecting the Assign Lot button.
    Expiration Date

    Select the expiration date of the items being received.

    This field is required if using a lot algorithm, which includes the expiration date, when selecting the Assign Lot button.
    Lot No. Enter the lot number of the item being received.

    Select the Assign Lot No button to assign a lot number using the lot number code or lot algorithm code* assigned to the item.

    If the lot algorithm uses the production date or expiration date, then those values must be entered before assigning the lot number.*Requires the Lot Algorithms app.
    Alt Lot No Enter the lot number from the vendor.
    Package No. Enter the package number of the items being received.

    This field is only displayed if the Enable Packages toggle is turned on from the Business Central Mobile Data Collection Setup page.

    Select the Assign Default Package* button to assign the default package number set up on the Inventory Setup page. *Requires the Warehouse License Plating app.

  6. Select Update to update the receipt line with the entered data and go to the next line in the receipt.

    -OR-

    Select Post to post the entire purchase order.

    All of the items on the purchase order must have tracking in order to post the entire order.