Return a previously issued item

To return an item, click Select Items for Return on the Issue tab.

The date and time in used in the Actual Date field in the table window to determine the financial period for the transaction. The Actual Date field defaults to the system date and time.

To return items in the Issues and Transfers application, select the applicable items from a list of previously issued items. The transaction is posted with a negative line cost and the accounts are the same debit and credit as the issue transaction. These accounts are read-only.

When you click Save, ISSUETYPE = RETURN is written to the MATUSETRANS table.

Example

Return 4 bearings that were issued at $0.50 each. At issue, the debit account was 1111-111-111 and the credit account was 2224-224-222.

Table 1. Source of GL account for returning a previously issued item
Source GL account Debit Credit Source of GL account

1111-111-111 general ledger debit used when item was issued (read-only)

4 x $0.50 = $2.00

4 x $0.50 = $2.00

2224-224-222 general ledger credit used when item was issued (read-only)