Starting receipts
Start a receipt to prepare to record paper-based receipts for shipments that you intend to receive at the return node.
Procedure
- Log in to Order Hub.
- Click Shipments > Returns from the menu.
- Search for the return shipment that you want to update.
- Go to the shipment Return details page.
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Click Actions and choose either Start receipt or Report/record
receipt.
- Click Start receipt to simply start a receipt but you do not have anything to record right now.
- Click Report/record receipt to record the actual lines that you are receiving. If a receipt is not started, you are prompted to specify receipt header details before you can specify the lines that you are receiving.
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Specify receipt details.
- Receipt number
- The receipt number to use. If you do not enter a value, the system automatically generates a unique number.
- Receiving node
- The node that is receiving the return.
- Order number
- This field is populated with the return order number.
- Release number
- This field is populated with the return release line number.
- Pro number
- The unique progressive or serial number that is assigned by the carrier to identify and track a specific shipment.
- Receipt date
- The receipt start date. The default value is today.
- Buyer
- The buying organization.
- Seller
- The selling organization.
- Number of pallets
- The number of pallets. If you do not specify a number, the value is set to 0.
- Number of cases
- The number of cases. If you do not specify a number, the value is set to 0.
- If you chose Start receipt in the previous step, you can now use the Report/record receipt action to record the actual lines and quantities that you are receiving. After receiving the necessary items, use the Close receipt action to close the receipt.