Overview of Implementing Receiving

Oracle Receiving functionality lets you manage inbound logistics such as receiving, inspecting, and putting away material. You can set up receiving so that your users can manage inbound transactions in the warehouse. Define and maintain setup components for Receiving including receiving parameters, profile options, value sets, and descriptive flexfields.

This table describes the setup tasks in the Define Receiving task list.

Setup Task	Required or Conditional	Description
Manage Receiving Profile Options	Conditional	Define profile option settings and values to control receiving behavior such as Aging Period for Extended Receipt Settlement.
Manage Receiving Value Sets	Conditional	Create and edit receiving value sets.
Manage Receiving Descriptive Flexfields	Conditional	Define validation and display properties of descriptive flexfields for receiving. Descriptive flexfields are used to add user-defined attributes to entities.
Manage Receiving Parameters	Conditional	Configure receiving parameters to specify default receiving options for the organization.

Here are the steps to access the tasks for your Receiving setup:

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the following:

   • Offering: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management

   • Functional Area: Receiving

2. On the Setup: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Materials Management page, select All Tasks from the Show drop-down list.

Common Tasks That You Perform for Receiving

Receiving requires that you perform the following common tasks:

• Manage Profile Options

• Manage Value Sets

• Manage Descriptive Flexfields

These tasks are common to most Oracle applications. For details about how to perform them, see the Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM: Implementing Common Features for Oracle SCM guide.