Creating a receiving discrepancy reason

You can create a receiving discrepancy reason.

About this task

To create a receiving discrepancy reason:

1. From the tree in the application rules side panel, choose Document Specific > (Document Type) > Receipt > Receiving Discrepancy Reasons. The Receiving Discrepancy Reasons window displays in the work area.
2. Choose the Create New icon. The Receiving Discrepancy Reason Details pop-up window displays.
3. Enter information into the applicable fields. Refer to Table 1 for field value descriptions.
4. Choose the Save icon.

   Table 1. Receiving discrepancy reason details

   Field	Description
   Discrepancy Reason Code	Enter the name of the discrepancy reason code as you want it to appear throughout the system.
   Discrepancy Reason Description	Enter a brief description of the reason discrepancy.
   Discrepancy Reference	Enter any additional reference information according to your business practices.
   Discrepancy Type Group
   Over Receipt	Select Over Receipt if you want the discrepancy reason to identify scenarios in which a receiving node receives more than the expected quantity.
   Under Receipt	Select Under Receipt if you want the discrepancy reason to identify scenarios in which a receiving node receives less than the expected quantity.
   Damaged Receipt	Select Damaged Receipt to identify scenarios in which a receiving node receives items with a receiving disposition identifying them as damaged.
   Requires Invoice Adjustment	Select Requires Invoice Adjustment if a monetary adjustment must be made when a receipt discrepancy is associated with this discrepancy reason.
   Invoice Adjustment Type Group
   Credit	If you selected Requires Invoice Adjustment, select Credit if the adjustment amount results in a credit invoice.
   Debit	If you selected Requires Invoice Adjustment, select Debit if the adjustment amount results in a debit invoice.
   Invoice Line Reference	If you selected Requires Invoice Adjustment, enter a name for the adjustment. This reference value is used in instances when multiple adjustment invoices are created for the same order line, in which case they are split into different invoice lines if they have different invoice line references.