This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
In this article, I’m going to take a look at how receipts can be entered via the source document. Receiving goods in this way, is done when there is no specific requirement for warehouse processing. This is usually only used by companies operating smaller warehouses or stock rooms.
This configuration is not even part of the basic warehouse functionality as there is nothing on the location which needs to be configured.
When you receive items on a PO in this default configuration, receiving is as simple as opening the Purchase Order page and entering a value in two fields:
Firstly, the Vendor Shipment No. field need to be set to the GRN number.
Despite being marked as mandatory, with the red asterisk, the Vendor Invoice No. is not needed for a receipt, only if an invoice is being entered from this window.
Secondly, the Qty. to Receive field set to the qty being received; it will default to the remaining amount so you only need to change this if you are receiving less than the remaining amount.
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