PO Based Receiving

You may want the option to receive inventory against Purchase Orders (POs) without the need of an ASN.

The option ‘PO receiving’ allows you to do this. You can enable PO receiving from the mode parameter in the RF Receive IB Shipment screen.

PO Receiving Parameter Choice

When the ‘PO receiving’ option is enabled, the transaction prompts you to scan a PO Number to initiate receiving.

PO Number Prompt
Once you scan the PO Number:
  • If the PO is linked to multiple Inbound Shipments, the screen will provide an error message and will not allow you to proceed with receiving.

    PO Error Message
  • If the PO is linked to an unverified Inbound Shipment, you can receive against the inventory in that Inbound Shipment, which is equal to the PO’s inventory.
  • If the PO is not linked to an Inbound Shipment, the system auto-generates an Inbound Shipment in the background for the whole PO and allows you to receive. You should enable the ‘Create ASN for PO Interface’ flag should for the corresponding vendor.

    Auto-Generated Inbound Shipment
  • If the PO is linked to a verified Inbound Shipment, the application auto-generates an Inbound Shipment for the quantity pending to be received. You should enable the ‘Create ASN for PO Interface’ flag for the corresponding vendor.

    Additionally, you can make appointments for specific PO Numbers so that you can check a PO Number into a Dock.

  • When the Dock location is scanned during receiving with “mode” set to ‘PO receiving’ the system will auto-populate the PO Number.