Use this function to create, view, edit or delete receipts.
Receipts can be direct receipts (see the PTHDIR - Direct receipt parameter), or receipts linked to:
Receipts can be accessed from the Purchasing or Stock menus.
For a given site and supplier, use this function to perform the receipt in full or in part of a group of orders for a number of received products and/or received quantities.
For products managed in stock you can include all the information relating to stock management. For products managed by location, you can only specify part of the information when performing a dock-type administrative receipt. The remaining information about stock can be included using the Storage plan when putting it away in the reserve stock.
In any event, creating a receipt triggers a stock receipt for stock-managed products, and an update of the quantity and value totals.
A Receipt function is also available in VT mode. This function, which can be accessed from a video terminal, is used to create supplier receipts, generate slips and launch the automatic printing of labels.
Refer to documentation Implementation
The presentation of the entry screen depends on the setup of the selected transaction.
If a single transaction is set up, no choice is proposed upon entering the function. Conversely, where more than one transaction has been set up, a window opens to present the list of the transactions that can be used (the choice can also be restricted using access codes). As a function of the chosen transaction, the manual entry of a supplier receipt is made in a screen composed of a header and a tab that is used to enter the products to be receipted.
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Use the header information as a first level of selection criteria.
Depending on the context, use this information to restrict the picking lists related to supplier orders, intersite or intercompany deliveries, prereceipts and shipments.
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The following fields are present on this tab :
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The site code is mandatory. It is initialized by default by the stock site code associated with your user code. To modify this code, click the Selection icon to display the list of authorized sites. Sites are not subject to any restriction in order to authorize products that are not managed in stock, to be received on sites with no storage role. This can be the case of miscellaneous supplies. At this stage, you can choose the orders and deliveries to be processed from the Orders and Deliveries selection lists, available in the selection panel. In order to limit the proposed selection of orders or deliveries:
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This information cannot be modified and specifies whether the receipt has the type 'inter-site'. If the entered supplier is of the intersite type, this check box is automatically selected and can no longer be accessed when an intersite or intercompany delivery is selected. To carry out this type of supplier receipt, you first need to assign roles to the various set up sites:
A supplier receipt is automatically considered as being of the type inter-sites or inter-company if the supplier is identified as being a site. The difference between intersites and intercompanies is based on whether or not the supplier site belongs to the same legal company as the receipt site. If the sites belong to different companies, the receipt will be considered as intercompany and intersite, otherwise, it will be considered as intersite only. An intersite or intercompany receipt is processed through the classic method. The only difference is that an intersite receipt cannot be invoiced.
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This information, which cannot be modified, indicates if this is an intercompany receipt. |
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The receipt number is automatically generated after validating the receipt creation, based on the setup of the sequence number associated with the receipt document. If the entry of this sequence number is manual, it can be entered manually. |
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Enter the supplier at the origin of the receipt. The selection lists specific to the intersite and intercompany orders and deliveries available for receipt are filered to those related to the entered supplier. From the Selection icon, you can:
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The receipt date is initialized by default to the current date. It can be modified. You can enter a receipt date earlier than the current date to enter a receipt that could not be entered on the system on the day of the physical receipt. However, you cannot enter a date later than the current date. This date is then taken as the posting date to generate the stock movements during the creation of the receipt. A check will be carried out with respect to the periods file in order to ensure that the movement can be carried out on this date (Stock closing concept). |
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Use this field to indicate the number of the supplier delivery note. This field contains free text. It is optional. When the receipt comes from an intersite or intercompany delivery, the original delivery number is displayed and the field can no longer be modified. |
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The date is initialized by default to the current date. You can modify this date and enter the delivery note date mentioned on the supplier delivery note attached to the goods. When the receipt comes from an inter-site / inter-company delivery, the delivery note date is initialized by the delivery date of the inter-site / inter-company shipment and the field is no longer accessible. If two deliveries of this type have been selected, the field displays today's date and becomes available for modification. |
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The currency proposed by default is that associated with the supplier entered in the receipt header. It remains modifiable provided no receipt line has been entered. If a document is selected via picking although no receipt line has been entered, the receipt currency is initialized to the currency of the selected document. From this field, you can directly enter a currency code, subject to an existance check in the table of currencies, or click the Actions icon to:
The receipt lines, either direct or coming from another document, inherit from this currency. For the lines coming from another document, the amounts are converted into the receipt currency.
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The exchange rate type proposed by default is the exchange rate type associated with the supplier at the origin of the receipt. An exchange rate type is used to determine a currency rate in the exchange rate table, taking the receipt date or the original order date into account (based on the parameter value of PTHCURDAT - Date of exch. rate for receipt, ACH chapter, CUR group). For receipts, this information is useful to:
This information remains modifiable as long as no receipt line has been entered.
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This field is displayed if the entry transaction authorizes receipts on dock. Use this field to enter the dock type location used by default for the stock receipts to be performed. A selection window is used to select the dock type locations defined in the receipt site. The specified dock location must be associated with the warehouse, when the latter is specified. A dock location corresponds to a "pending put-away" (storage) location. It is used to receive the goods quickly, and later to more precisely identify and store these goods. This put-away is achieved using the Put-away plan function. The stock detail information, such as the lot, sublot and serial number, does not need to be entered right away. However, for products managed in stock, the mandatory information is the receipt unit, the quantity and the stock status. |
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Help common to Receipts and Purchase requests.
The management rules of this field are based on the PJTSNGDOC - One project by document- parameter (TC chapter, MIS group).
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The receipt lines can come from an order, and shipment request or an inter-site / inter-company shipment and:
Be automatically initialized from the order lines selected in the picking window.
Be automatically initialized from the delivery lines selected in the picking window.
Be entered manually. In this case, it will be necessary to manually specify the order number and the line number concerned.
Receipt lines can be direct. In this case, you need to manually enter the required information.
You cannot add an additional line or modify the lines that affect the distribution of the invoicing elements in the following situations:
This information cannot be accessed. It specifies if the status of the product can be in another status other than the status to be controlled. The management of the quality control can take the place of the management rule associated with the movement type Supplier receipt defined for the product category.
This information can take three values:
No control: in this case, the authorized statuses and the default status value depend on the stock management rule associated with the ‘Supplier receipt’ movement type.
Non-changeable control: in this case, the only authorized statuses are the statuses belonging to the group of statuses to be controlled. The management rule will only be used if it defines the sub-statuses of the status group to be controlled and the default status will be used if it corresponds to a status to be controlled. In the opposite case it is the Q status that will be proposed by default.
Changeable control: in this case, all the statuses authorized by the stock management rule associated with the ‘Supplier receipt’ movement type can be chosen. On the other hand, the value proposed by default will be the status to be controlled. If the default status of the management rule does not correspond to a status to be controlled, it is the Q status that will be proposed by default.
An analysis request will only be generated in the management rule defines the generation of analysis requests during the receipt of products with the status Q*.
This information is initialized in the following manner:
If a Product-supplier record exists for the product to be received, then this information is initialized with the value entered in this record.
If there is no Product-supplier record for the product to receive, use the value defined for the product in the Management section in the product record (Quality block).
Special feature concerning receipts arising from an order: At the order line level, you can modify the control submission rule if the Product-supplier or Product rule is different from ‘Non modifiable control’. In this case, use the value entered on the order line.
Depending on the product configuration, some stock characteristics need to be specified. These characteristics are the following:
The Status. This is the quality status of the product.
The location type and the location if the product is managed by locations.
The internal lot.
The number of Sub-lots and the Sub-lot number. The final sub-lot is calculated if several sub-lots are specified and if they are consecutive (this information cannot be modified).
The supplier lot.
The serial number if the product is subject to a serial number. The final serial number if several serial numbers are involved in the receipt and if they are consecutive (this information cannot be modifiable).
The order price. This is the stock value associated with the receipt movement.
The transaction description. It is a description that will be entered in the stock journal.
At the end of the receipt line, a window for the entry of the stock detail may open automatically if all the stock information has not been entered or initialized. This information must then be entered in this detail screen.
In addition to the stock characteristics specific to the product, a certain number of rules affect stock receipts. For a supplier receipt these rules can be describes in a general manner, see the Stock management rules, for the Supplier receipt. These rules can also be refined by the Product categories or by the product categories defined for the sites. A rule for the receipt of stock can also, if necessary, be defined by the Product categories for a movement type (see the definition of the movement code in the setup of the Receipts).
Different cases will be considered as function of whether it is a direct receipt or an order receipt or a receipt with an origin of an inter-site or inter-company shipment line.
Direct receipt or receipt coming from an order:
In the case of a direct receipt or receipt coming from an order, certain information will be automatically initialized whist other information must be manually entered.
The status: It will be initialize with the default status defined by the management rule assigned to the Supplier receipt movement type. If no status is specified in the rule no value will be proposed. In addition, if the product is managed with modifiable or non-modifiable quality control the authorized statuses and the statuses proposed by default will then also depend on this rule ( see the Submit to quality control previously described).
The status is not mandatory in the receipt line, but if it is not entered, the stock detail window will automatically open at the end of the line so that a status can be specified. In certain cases, the user may intentionally choose not to enter the status in the document line, because the goods that are booked in are of a different quality and a breakdown is necessary. It will then be necessary to enter this split of the statuses in the stock detail window. If a $ symbol appears in this field at the end of the entry of this field in the document line, it means that different statuses have been assigned and that a sub-detail on the stock lines exists.
As a function of the management rule used for the movement type Supplier receipt, there is the possibility, by setup, to generate an analysis request during the receipt to stock of the goods if the status of the goods has the status to be controlled (Q*).
Warehouse: according to the setup of the miscellaneous receipt transaction, this field can be accessed or not in entry mode in the receipt note line. When a warehouse is specified, it can no longer be accessed at the level of the note line detailed entry. To manage multiple warehouses and enter a same note line in several different warehouses, it is necessary to detail the line in the window entitled Enter detailed quantities: this window opens automatically if stock information is missing from the line entry. When this is not the case, it is necessary to open it using the right button on the receipt note line. If a receipt line is distributed over several warehouses, the corresponding fields in the document line are loaded with the $ character.
The location type and the location: if the product is managed by location, a default location will be initialized according to the management rule assigned to the movement type Supplier receipt, and to the locations set up in the Product/site record. The semantic identifying a location category is used to associate in the Product/site record a location type and a potential location. The location type and the location defined in the Product-site record can refer to a group of location types and/or locations if the wild cards (?,*) are used in their definition (see the Location types and Product-site documentations). In the case of some location types, the assignment will also depend on their availability or their capacity (replenishment management). This information can potentially be modified if necessary.
When a warehouse is specified, only a location associated with the entered warehouse can be specified.
If the receipt transaction allows it, a location of the type dock can be entered in the receipt header. If this is the case, it will be this location that will be systematically suggested by default. The locations of the type dock are not suggested in the selection if the return transaction does not specify receipts to dock.
In certain cases, you may intentionally choose to not enter the location type and/or location because the goods to be booked-in will be distributed across different stock locations. The user will then enter the distribution in the Stock detail window. If a $ symbol appears in these fields at the end of entry, it means that different location types and/or locations have been assigned and that a sub-detail exists for the stock lines.
From the Location type field, you can use the action icon to:
Select a location type.
Jump to the location types table if your user's authorizations allow it.
From the Location field, you can use the action icon to:
Select a location.
Access by tunnel the location table if the user's authorizations allow it.
Tunnel to the Location occupation inquiry if the user's authorizations allow it.
Access by tunnel the Dedicated locations inquiry for the product being entered if the user's authorizations allow it.
The supplier lot: if the product is managed by lot, it is possible, during a receipt, to enter the original supplier lot if it is known (no specific control is carried out on this information if this an internal lot that can only be associated with a single supplier lot).
A selection window is used to choose a supplier lot among known ones (that have the object of a receipt).
If several supplier lots must be entered, the user enters nothing in the receipt line, it will be necessary to enter them in the stock detail window. On exiting the stock detail window, a $ will be displayed in this field to indicate the presence of sub-detail linked to this information.
The Lot: If the product is managed by lot, different cases are possible depending on the lot management rule associated with the Supplier receipt movement type and depending on the lot management rule of the product.
If a product is not managed by lot, the Lot and Supplier Lot columns cannot be accessed.
If a product is managed with mandatory or optional lots, the access to the lot field depends on one hand to the setup of the receipt transaction used and on the other to the management rule Supplier receipt defined in the category of the product or in the stock management rules.
Indeed, it is possible to specify at this level that the lot will not be entered, that its entry is free or that the lot can be entered on the condition that it is a new lot.
In addition, it will be possible to allocate a default value to a lot. In this case, several choices are also offered. Never initialize the lot or initialize the lot with a document number (initialization with the document number is not visible during the entry if the receipt number is automatically allocated at the creation, it is given a blank value). If the lot number is not entered in the lot field, the document number will be written in the lot field at the posting of the receipt. It is also possible to choose to initialize the internal lot with the supplier lot previously entered.
When the entry is completed, if no lot number has been entered, several cases can arise: Either the management rule for the transaction assigns the document number, or the system will use the lot sequence number of the product to assign a new lot number. If no lot sequence number has been specified for the product and the lot is mandatory, the user will receive a blocking message.
A specific case exists for products managed as optional lot: This product type allows the entry of a blank lot field. In this case, it is necessary to enter the lot field by calling the function accessible by right click in this Blank lot context. Then, when saving the document, the sequence numbers or the document number will not be used. This management method is thus incompatible with a management rule that does not allow the entry of an internal lot number.
The grid shown below, summarizes the impact of the setup of the management rule for the movement type Supplier receipt in the management of the mandatory lot during the entry of a direct receipt or one coming from an order line. In the case of optional lots, there is a supplementary function available by right click on the lot field allowing the user to leave the lot number blank.
Lot entry | No | Free | New lot |
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None | No entry in the line or in the stock detail window.
Automatic assignment according to the sequence number. | Selection for all the lots.
Lot info function.
No initialization.
It is possible to enter any desired information.
Function Next lot counter number.
If lot not assigned, automatic assignment according to the sequence number. | No selection.
Lot info function.
No initialization.
It is possible to enter any desired information. But control on the existence of a lot.
Function Next lot counter number.
If lot not assigned, automatic assignment according to the sequence number |
Journal number | No entry on the line or in the detail.
Automatic assignment according to the document no.
| Selection for all the lots.
Lot info function.
No initialization if automatic receipt sequence number.
It is possible to enter any desired information.
Function Next lot counter number.
If lot not entered document no. allocation. | No selection.
Lot info function.
No initialization if automatic return sequence number.
It is possible to enter any desired information. But control on the existence of a lot.
Function Next lot counter number.
If lot not entered document no. allocation. |
Supplier lot | No entry in the line or in the stock detail window. Automatic allocation of the supplier lot code in the lot field. | Selection for all the lots. Function Lot info. Initialization with supplier lot. It is possible to enter any desired information. Function Next lot counter number. If lot not assigned, automatic assignment according to the sequence number. | No selection. Function Lot info. Initialization with supplier lot. It is possible to enter any desired information. But control on the existence of a lot. Function Next lot counter number. If lot not assigned, automatic assignment according to the sequence number.
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Using the right click on this field, it is possible to:
Select a lot number from the list of lots declared for the site. If the product is managed by lot and sub-lot, the sub-lots will also appear in the selection window. The choice of a lot and sub-lot will be used to load the lot and sub-lot fields.
Identify the manner in which the lot will be calculated, when it is not assigned, using the Lot info function (Blank lot, Lot sequence number or the document number).
Additionally it is possible to enter on the same receipt line several different lots. For this it is necessary to detail the line in the Enter quantity detail window. This window opens automatically if stock information is missing from the line entry. When this is not the case, it is necessary to open using the right button on the receipt line. If a receipt line is distributed over several different lots, the corresponding field in the document line is loaded with the $ character.
The sub-lot: If the product is managed by lot and sub-lot, it is mandatory to specify upon receipt the sub-lot number associated with the internal lot. This entry is not mandatory at the level of the receipt line because it can be necessary to break down the stock detail lines or to have several sub-lots to enter.
By default, the system will propose sub-lot number 00001 if no sub-lot number has yet been assigned for the lot being entered. Otherwise, the next sub-lot number will be proposed as an increment of the last sub-lot.
It is possible in certain cases for the system not to propose the next sub-lot because the last sub-lot corresponds to a character chain that cannot be incremented (e.g. "AAAAA").
However it will still be possible to enter a sub-lot code that does not correspond to the proposed sub-lot. Potentially, it is possible to enter a sub-lot that is already allocated to the lot.
It will be possible at the receipt line level to enter a number of sub-lots corresponding to the number of receipt units. If a number greater than one is entered, the system will automatically calculate the sub-lots to be allocated starting from the sub-lot code entered (in this case the stock detail window will automatically open in order to validate the distribution calculated by the user). The end Sub-lot number will then be displayed. If a $ symbol is to be found in the two Sub-lot columns, it means that the stock detail for the Sub-lots entered is not consecutive. At the level of the detail line, there will be the possibility to define as many sub-lots as there are stock units.
If a single sub-lot is required, the final sub-lot number will be identical to the starting sub-lot number.
From this field, it is possible using the right click to calculate the next Sub-lot number by incrementing the last Sub-lot number known by the New function.
The serial numbers: If the product is managed with serial numbers upon receipt/issue, it is mandatory to enter, before saving the receipt, one or more serial numbers depending on the quantity that has been received (this entry is only mandatory in the stock detail window). A control will be carried out to check that the number entered is not already in stock (a serial number being considered as unitary and not divisible).
When several serial numbers are in a receipt, the final number will contain the last number in the series. On the condition that the numbers are consecutive. If not a $ will be displayed in the two fields to specify that the numbers in the receipt are not consecutive. It will be necessary to use the stock detail window to view all the serial numbers.
From this field there is the possibility using the right click to select the serial numbers known to the system and which are no longer in stock (this function is also available for the serial numbers managed only on issue).
Receipt arising from an inter-site delivery:
In the case of a receipt arising from an inter-site delivery, the most of the information will be automatically initialized from the stock information from the line of the original document, other information must be entered manually or will be initialized as a function of the setup associated with the receipt movement type Supplier receipt.
The status: It is initialized with the status of the delivery if the status is authorized by the management rule assigned to the Supplier receipt movement type (see the authorized Statuses and Sub-statuses). If the status of the shipment is not authorized by the management rule defined for the receipt or if the quality control is not modifiable, then the default status for the management rule will be used (if it also corresponds to the rule concerning the quality rule).
The location type and the location: the functioning is identical to that of direct receipts or receipts from an order.
The supplier lot: This information is not accessible in this context and this is irrespective of the management rule associated with the product category. The supplier lot proposed is the lot coming from the original shipment.
The internal lot: This information cannot be accessed in the receipt line in this context. If the receipt involves a shipment that only references a single lot number, this will be displayed on the line. If the original document references several lot numbers, this will be indicated by the presence of the $ symbol in the lot field. If the shipment is multi-lots and that the receipt only concerns part of the shipment, the choice of the lot will be made via the stock detail screen (by deleting the lines that are not required). Same remarks as those concerning the management of sub-lot numbers.
The serial number: This information cannot be accessed in the receipt line in this context. If the serial numbers of the shipment line are consecutive they are displayed on the receipt line. Otherwise, the $ sign will be displayed in the two fields to indicate that the numbers in the receipt are not consecutive. If the document of origin contains several serial numbers and the receipt only concerns some of these numbers, it will be necessary to access the stock detail window to choose the required numbers. Only the serial number from the original delivery line can be chosen. The serial number selection window will only submit the serial numbers from the original document line.
Note concerning the entry cycle for the creation of a receipt:
At the time of creating a receipt line by selecting a shipment line and that several stock detail lines are generated, the stock information cannot be modified except via the use of the Stock detail. Same remark for the modification of a line for a direct receipt or a receipt arising from an order (provided the receipt has not been created). Only the following information remains accessible: Unit, Quantity, Coefficient, Unit price in the order and Movement description.
When a single stock detail line exists, the information remains modifiable on the receipt line for a direct receipt or a receipt coming from an order. For a reception having as its origin a shipment, only the information concerning the Status, the Location type, the Location, the unit price of the order and the Movement description will be modifiable.
If the quantity is modified on the receipt line and several lines exist in the stock detail, then the detail window will open automatically to allow the choice of the line(s) impacted by this modification.
If the quantity on the receipt line is increased and only one stock detail line exists, then the detail window will automatically open to make it possible to specify that the additional quantity concerns the same detail line or another detail line.
If the quantity is decreased in the receipt line and there is only one detail line, the stock window will not open.
When you are creating a subcontract receipt line with or without WO, and the received quantity is less than the ordered quantity for the released and received product, or for the consumed materials related to the subcontracted product, you must manually identify the consumed material lines. Click Subcon. order issues from the Actions icon to display the stock lines. Next, click the Actions icon at receipt line level, then select Enter detailed quantities to specify the quantity actually consumed.
Once the receipt has been saved, the stock information and the received quantity cannot be modified for a received and released product or for the materials consumed for the subcontracted product. If you want to modify this information or the quantity, you must delete the receipt and recreate it.
Note concerning the management of the coefficients and the receipt units:
When the receipt has as its origin a shipment, the units used to carry out the stock movement will be by default those of the shipment. Thus if a delivery had as sales unit a Carton, but the associated stock movement in made by individual unit, the unit used by default to carry out the receipt to stock will be the unit. The receipt line unit itself will be the same as the shipment line unit (on the condition that this unit is defined for purchases).
It is possible to modify the conversion coefficient between the receipt unit and the stock unit. If this modification has taken place not on the receipt line, but in the stock detail window, the modification of the coefficient will be copied to the receipt line. Except if in the stock detail window other units are used or if the lines with different coefficients are entered and that the quantity entered does not correspond to the quantity on the receipt line. In this case the receipt line unit will be replaced by the stock unit to ensure a conversion with the units used to carry out the receipt to stock.
Note concerning the receipt of shipments will shortages:
It will not be possible to carry out a receipt for a shipment lines only missing products. It will be necessary to have previously entered the stock information in the original delivery. A message will be displayed to highlight the problem.
If the receipt concerns a shipment line concerning the shortages and the identified stock lines, only the quantities corresponding to the identified stock lines will be proposed on the receipt lines. It will then not be possible to modify the receipt quantity above the quantities identified during the original issue. If the receipt concerns a shipment with packaging that cannot be decimalized, the unit proposed will then be the stock unit.
This information is only accessible when the receipt line concerns an order line or a shipment request and when the POHCLE setup authorizes it. This information is used to close the balance to be received on the order line concerned.
If the receipt comes from a shipment request and only part of the request is being booked in, this will automatically be split and the new request generated will/will not be closed as a function of the closed balance value entered on the receipt line.
This field is used to determine the unit price of the product. This price is expressed in the receipt unit.
When the principal information for the line necessary for the determination of a price list is entered, a price list search process is automatically carried out. The objective of this search is to recover:
the gross price as well as the associated reason,
The charges and discounts in percentages or in amounts to be applied to the line level as well as the associated reasons.
If the price search is not successful and the setup PURPRICE is set to the value Yes for the receipt site company, the standard cost will be used to value the gross price (if it has been defined for the product).
When the entered price is null, a message is displayed requesting confirmation from the user.
From this field, use the Actions icon to:
View the price lists.
View the reasons associated with the gross price and the various fields used for discounts and charges.
View the list of the last 10 order prices.
Reinitialize the price by requesting a new price list search to update the prices and discounts.
Have a detailed explanation describing how the net price is obtained from the gross price and the various discounts and charges.
When the receipt comes from an order or an inter-site/inter-company shipment, the gross price and the discounts are initialized by the prices and discounts on the order line or the shipment (if it is a direct inter-site/inter-company shipment) and is not accessible. This information will be used during the creation of a supplier invoice or an invoice to be received to value the invoice.
The different discount and charge fields that appear at the level of each receipt line are determined via the structure code associated with the supplier in their record. The values contained in these fields come from the price list search and can be modified if the associated reason allows it (or if the reason value given to the UPDPRIPUR setup allows it).
The Actions icon is used to view all the reasons associated with the price and discounts and to modify, if necessary, the reasons assigned to each of the columns.
This is the unitary net price for the receipt line calculated from the gross price affected by any discounts and charges. This information cannot be accessed.
When the receipt comes from an order line or a shipment line the currency code is initialized by the currency from the document of origin. When this is a direct receipt line, the currency code is initialized by the currency in the receipt header corresponding to the supplier currency. This information cannot be accessed. The prices for the receipt line are expressed in this currency.
This is the unitary amount by stock unit that can be used to value the stock (if the valuation method for a supplier receipt is Order price). The valuation method for the stock is defined by product category or by product category as a function of the storage site.
It can also be set up by transaction type. This information can be manually modified if required, if the transaction authorizes it. This information can also be viewed in the stock detail window.
The order price is initialized as follows:
If the receipt line is not related to an inter-site delivery (inter-company deliveries are calculated in this manner) then the order price is equal to the net price of the delivery line converted into the currency of the company by using as exchange rate date the date defined in the PTHCURDAT parameter and as exchange rate type the exchange rate type specified in the receipt header.
If the receipt line originates from an inter-site delivery line, the order price defaults from the stock issue price of the original delivery.
This information is not available for modification. This is the currency in which the stocks are valued. This is the accounting currency for the company. The unitary price for the order is expressed in this currency.
This is a free text that will be entered in the stock journal for each receipt line movement. This information can also be modified in the stock detail window.
This is statistical information that will be picked up by the stock movements associated with the receipt line. This information is controlled by miscellaneous table number 9 and can be initialized by the receipt transaction used.
Use the Actions icon to:
Select a movement group from the list.
Access the movement group table according to the user's authorizations.
The presence of this information depends on the transaction setup.
This is the account that will be transferred to the purchase invoice control. This account is loaded by default as a function of the account present in the order line that is the source of the receipt line or for the account determined by the automatic journal PORD in the case of a direct supplier receipt or when it is linked to an inter-site or inter-company shipment.
The presence of this information depends on the transaction setup.
The different purchase types are: Purchases, Fixed assets and Services. When the receipt line arises from an order line, the purchase type will come from the order line. In the case of a direct receipt or where it is linked to an inter-site or inter-company, the purchase type will be initialized as a function of the tax posting associated with the GL account entered previously.
If the receipt line is the object of purchase invoice control, the purchase type will be transferred to the invoice line.
This information specifies if the receipt line has been closed from the point of view of the invoicing. It is updated by the invoice control, but can also be updated by the closing function available on the receipt line or by using the Close button at the bottom of the screen. These functions accessible for the receipt are used to close a receipt for the valance that will never be invoiced.
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Block number 1
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This is the number of the purchase order that originated the receipt line. |
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This is the number of the purchase order line that originated the receipt line. |
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This information is compulsory. This is the product code for the receipt that you are entering. It will be automatically populated if an order line or a delivery line has been selected and can no longer be accessed in this context. From this field, you can:
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This is the description translated into the supplier's language. When the receipt originates from an order or a delivery, the translated description will be inherited from the original purchase line. This description will be transferred with any modifications to the supplier invoice. This description will be printed on the internal delivery note. From this field, click the Actions icon to access the Products record. |
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This is the description entered in the supplier's language. When the receipt originates from an order or a delivery, the standard description will be inherited from the line of the original purchase order. This description will be transferred with any modifications to the supplier invoice. From this field, click the Actions icon to access the Products record. |
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In the event of a receipt originating from an order or a delivery, the default receipt unit will be the unit entered on the original document. |
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This field displays the received quantity in receipt unit. The quantity suggested by default corresponds to:
You can change the quantity as long as the receipt has not been created yet. Once the receipt has been created, you can modify the quantity as well, but only for products which are not managed in stock. For products which are managed in stock, since the stock movements have already been performed, you are not authorized to modify the received quantity in this field: you need to use the Receipt modification function, available from the Actions icon on the receipt line.
When a receipt line is partially invoiced (directly or through an order invoice), or when a line is linked to an additional invoice, you are no longer authorized to modify the quantity because this modification would impact the distribution of the invoicing elements. When the receipt line originates from an inter-site or inter-company delivery line, you can:
When the receipt line is created from an order line (receipt of an order or shipment linked to an order line), you can:
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This is the purchase unit defined for the product-supplier pair or for the products that do not exist in the Product-supplier record.
The purchase unit cannot be modified. This unit is used as the default value when entering an order, subcontract order or receipt, with the supplier unit suggested in priority when the product-supplier record exists. |
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This is the conversion coefficient between the receipt unit and the stock unit. This information can be accessed for packing units if the setup authorizes it (refer to the packing unit grid on the Units section of the Products record). This information cannot be accessed for the other units (product purchase unit, supplier purchase unit, supplier packing unit). |
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This is the storage unit of the product. This information is not available for modification. |
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This quantity corresponds to the quantity in stock unit after conversion of the received quantity into stock unit using the conversion coefficient between the receipt unit and the stock unit. |
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This information can only be accessed for the products that are not managed in stock. It provides, in stock units, the non-complying received quantity. This information can be used:
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The presence of this field depends on the activity code WRH.
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This code is used to define whether the product must be controlled on stock receipt.
When the quality control code associated with the product or with the product-supplier combination has the Non-changeable control value, the field that corresponds to the order line cannot be accessed in entry mode, irrespective of the transactions setup. This information will then be used at the receipt and cross-checked with the management rule defined for the product category and associated with the movement type Supplier receipt to determine the product status and to generate, if necessary, an analysis request. |
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The stock status is used to define if a product is:
The statuses and sub-statuses authorized in a stock transaction can depend on various factors: The stock totals for the product are updated according to the status entered in the movements: |
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Location types are used to codify warehouse locations according to storage characteristics such as their dimensions, authorized statuses and technical constraints. They are associated with the products by site (or the products by warehouse when warehouses are managed): you can thus geographically group the products that share similar characteristics.
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The storage location is automatically displayed based on the location type, if specified. Otherwise, the location taken into account is by default the location defined in the Product-warehouse, if the warehouses are managed, or else the location defined in the product-site record.
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The supplier lot number can be entered for information purposes in the receipt transactions. |
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Lot concerned by the receipt transaction. |
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This field contains the number of sub-lots concerned by the stock transaction. |
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Sub-lot concerned by the stock transaction. |
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This field indicates the last sub-lot on which the stock movement is applied. |
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This field contains the end serial number. |
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Use this field to enter additional information, if necessary. |
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This field indicates the first recorded identifier. |
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Indicates if the receipt line closes the order line. This indicator defaults to ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ based on the received quantity and on the value of the POHCLE - PO line closing method parameter (ACH chapter, REM group). When additional invoices on order have been recorded, if the order line is closed then all the additional invoices recorded on this order line are taken into account. In addition, even if the order line has been received (all at once or not) and has been the object of one or several additional invoices, it is only upon closing the order line that these invoices will be taken into account and that stock adjustment movements will be applied. The additional invoices are then distributed with respect to the received quantities of each receipt of the order line. |
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Indicates if the receipt line closes the shipment line.
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Help common to Receipts and Purchase requests. The management rules of this field are based on the PJTSNGDOC - One project by document parameter (TC chapter, MIS group).
In creation mode, when no receipt line is entered, analytical dimensions are reinitialized according to the setup of default dimensions when the project code is modified. In creation mode as well as in modification mode, if a receipt line has already been entered and the project code is modified, analytical dimensions are not reinitialized. |
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This field is used to determine the Stock cost per unit of the product. This price is expressed in the receipt unit. When the principal information for the line necessary for the determination of a price list is entered, a price list search process is automatically carried out. The objective of this search is to recover:
If the price list search is unsuccessful, then a search is launched on the base price of the purchase product. As a last resort, if the search on the base price does not return any result and if parameter PURPRICE - Price by default standard cost (chapter ACH, group PRI) is set to Yes for the company of the receipt site, the standard cost is used to value the gross price (if it has been defined for the product).
In the case of an inter-site/inter-company receipt, or in the case of a purchase order receipt, the gross price and the discounts are initialized with those of the source document and cannot be modified. This information will be used during the creation of a supplier invoice or an invoice to be received to value the invoice. |
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The different discount and charge fields that appear at the level of each return line are determined via the structure code associated with the supplier in their record. |
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From this field, use the Actions icon to:
When the entered price is null, a message is displayed asking for confirmation. This message is not displayed for the components of a BOM, for free items and for nonbillable deliveries. A process for the Free items is triggered at the end of the delivery line. This processing generates all the free product lines (Gross price and discounts set to 0). If the value of the FOCPRI - Free product valuation parameter (VEN chapter, PRI group ) is set to Yes, a price list search is triggered for the free item to assign it a gross price. The assigned price is compensated for, either by a line discount in percentage or a line discount in amount (according to the order of discounts) to obtain a zero net price. When you click Create to record the delivery, and based on the value of the GRPPRI - Grouped price lists parameter, a message can be displayed, suggesting that a new price list search is run to determine the specificities globally linked to the delivery. At the end of the processing, the following can be generated on some product lines:
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This is the unitary Net ex-tax price multiplied by the receipt quantity. The tax inc. amounts are converted into ex tax amounts on the receipt if the original delivery has a tax inc. price. |
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This is the currency in which the amounts displayed in the previous columns are expressed. This information cannot be accessed. |
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The management of landed costs makes it possible to quantify the routing costs of the goods ordered from a supplier and to allocate them to the products upon order, receipt or invoice. These costs are used for the calculation of the purchase cost and stock cost.
Only one method can be used, the choice of this method is performed at the level of the product management. The management of this field depends on the method used to determine the landed costs and on the entry transaction used. When it can be entered, the landed cost coefficient must be greater than or equal to 1.
The landed cost amount calculated is displayed via right-click option "Line cost" (in tab "Cost detail" - grid "Undetailed costs"). |
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The management of landed costs makes it possible to quantify the routing costs of the goods ordered from a supplier and to allocate them to the products upon order, receipt or invoice. These costs are used for the calculation of the purchase cost and stock cost.
Only one method can be used, the choice of this method is performed at the level of the product management. The management of this field depends on the method used to determine the landed costs and on the entry transaction used. When it can be entered, this value, which must be a positive value, is expressed in the company currency.
The landed cost amount calculated is displayed via right-click option "Line cost" (in tab "Cost detail" - grid "Undetailed costs"). |
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The management of landed costs makes it possible to quantify the routing costs of the goods ordered from a supplier and to allocate them to the products upon order, receipt or invoice. These costs are used for the calculation of the purchase cost and stock cost.
Only one method can be used, the choice of this method is performed at the level of the product management. A cost structure details all the costs that are considered as fixed costs and can be identified at the time of the purchase. These costs are expressed in the company currency and document currency.
This information can never be modified. The costs taken into account in the cost structure are displayed in the window that can be accessed via right-click option "Cost structure detail". It is still possible to adjust the calculated amounts. |
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This information, which cannot be modified, is displayed if the transaction authorizes it. The purchase cost per unit, which cannot be modified, is expressed in the company currency. It is equal to the result of the following calculation: Line purchase cost / Quantity (in STK)
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The line purchase cost corresponds to the amount totaling the stock cost and the costs that remain payable by the buyer and are not used for stock valuation (transportation cost, non-deductible taxes, etc.).
Note: the non-deductible tax amount is displayed in the window entitled 'Line cost', accessed via a right-click on the line. |
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This is the unit amount by stock unit that can be used to value the stock (if the valuation method for a supplier receipt is Order price). The valuation method for the stock is defined by product category or by product category as a function of the storage site. It can also be set up by movement type. It can be manually modified if required, if the transaction authorizes it. 1/ Upon direct receipt:
Line stock cost / Quantity (in STK)
2/ In order receipt, it is loaded with the stock cost per unit of the first invoice to which the stock cost of the additional invoices is added. Where there is no invoice, the stock cost of the order is loaded.
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This field, which cannot be modified, is displayed if the transaction authorizes it.
2/ In order receipt, it is loaded with the stock cost of the first invoice to which the stock cost of the additional invoices is added. Where there is no invoice, the stock cost of the order is loaded. |
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This is the currency in which the stock is valued (accounting currency of the company). The stock cost per unit is expressed in this currency. |
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The description of the transaction is a comment that can be freely specified. |
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Movement group, initialized by the movement group of the transaction being used. |
These fields indicate the purchase accounting accounts. The charts of accounts that can be accessed depend on the account core model associated to the company of the movement. If these fields are not entered the account will be automatically determined by the accounting code for the product as a function of the parameters for the PORD automatic journal. |
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The presence of this information depends on the transaction setup. The different product types are: Purchases, Fixed assets and Services. |
The analytical dimensions are initialized in compliance with the Default dimensions setup. Depending on the setup, they remain available for modification. If the receipt line arises from an order line, the analytical dimension types are then loaded by the analytical dimensions present in the order line. If analytical dimension types are not specified on the source document, an attempt to initialize these analytical dimension types is made according to the default dimensions code. |
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This field displays the tolerance code of the order line. This field is loaded in the following way:
Field management (depends on the entry transaction setup)
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The Three-way match status field has the following values:
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This is the increase coefficient used in the INTRASTAT file (Exchange of goods declaration). This coefficient, applied to the fiscal value of the product line, is used to obtain the statistical value. The presence of this field depends on the activation of the management of the INTRASTAT file (Exchange of Goods Declaration) (DEB activity code). |
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This is the country of origin of the manufactured products. This information is initialized with the country of the supplier's shipment address in the case of a direct receipt or a receipt coming from an inter-site or inter-company delivery. If the receipt originates from an order, the country of origin will be initialized with the code of the original country entered on the order line. |
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This field is used to enter a first tax code to apply to the received product.
Click the Actions icon to select a tax code for each tax level. |
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This field is used to enter a second tax code to apply to the line. This concerns additional or special taxes. |
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This field is used to enter a third tax code to apply to the line. This concerns additional or special taxes. |
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This field is used to indicate the receipt tax to apply to the product. |
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This field is used to indicate the issue tax to apply to the product. |
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This field is used to indicate an additional tax to apply to the product. |
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This field is used to indicate an additional tax to apply to the product. |
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This information specifies if the receipt line has been closed from the point of view of the invoicing. It is updated by the invoice control, but can also be updated by the closing function available on the receipt line or by using the [Close] button at the bottom of the screen. |
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When receiving products for which landed costs are managed with a cost structure, the weight can have an impact on the costs calculation (according to the cost type defined).
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The weight unit is the reference weight of the document. It is defined by parameter SALDSPWEU - Weight units to affect (chapter TC, group INV) for all the documents. |
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When receiving products for which landed costs are managed with a cost structure, the volume can have an impact on the costs calculation (according to the cost type defined).
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The volume unit is the reference volume of the document. It is defined by parameter SALDSPVOU - Volume unit to affect (chapter TC, group INV) for all the documents. |
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For a subcontract receipt, the original WO number will be specified on the receipt line. Click the Actions icon to access the source document. |
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This information characterizes the line type by distinguishing a classic product from a subcontract BOM product. It can take the following values: 'Standard', 'Subcontracted', 'Service' and 'Supplied material'. |
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This information is used to categorize the line: 'Normal' or 'For sub-contract' |
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This field displays the invoicing status of the line:
For an intercompany receipt linked to a nonbillable sales delivery, this field automatically displays the Totally value to indicate that no invoice is expected for this receipt. The receipt is considered as Closed. |
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This field indicates if the quantities on receipt lines have been invoiced. This information can take three values:
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This information specifies if the receipt has been closed from the point of view of the invoicing. No invoice is pending for the receipt. The goods without invoices are considered as free and not valued. For an intercompany receipt linked to a nonbillable sales delivery, the receipt is automatically considered as Closed. |
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This information is used to identify if an Invoice to be received (IR) has been generated for this receipt (from the Invoices to receive generation function). |
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The receipt is considered as printed once the internal receipt note has been printed. |
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Action icon
Click this action to access the stock detail window, which can be used to:
This function is only accessible on a document line for products managed by lot where the stock receipt has not yet taken place (it is always accessible using the stock detail windows in creation or modification mode).
It is used to specify:
Click this action to:
This action cannot be accessed in the event of a subcontract receipt (with or without WO): the stock information, the received quantity, the currency and the rate type cannot be modified for a received released product or for the materials consumed for the subcontracted product. If you want to change this information, you must delete the receipt and then recreate it.
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This action is only available when the receipt line refers to a product for which landed costs are managed with a Cost structure and if you have the necessary Functional authorizations for the site considered (option L).
It displays a window showing the list of the costs defined in the cost structure. The calculation detail is displayed in each cost line and the user can adjust the calculated amount.
This list can be printed using report PURFCS - Purchase costs, available from menu File/Print.
Header:
Cost detail:
For more details about the calculation mode of the various cost types, please refer to the documentation on Costs and more specifically to the following field help: Product cost calculation.
Notes:
Click this action to:
This action is available for subcontract receipt lines with or without WO.
Click this action to view all the relevant stock lines. When the received quantity is less than the quantity ordered for the released and received product, or for the consumed materials related to the subcontracted product, click the Enter detail quantity action on the relevant lines to enter the actual consumed quantity.
Click this action to display the detail of valuation and cost elements for a receipt line. This action can be accessed only if the information of the receipt line has been previously saved, since the information it displays is the result of a calculation.
For more details about the calculations, please refer to the following field helps:
This option is used to access the Journal traceability inquiry function. This function is used to view and browse through the hierarchy of journals at the origin or coming from the document.
This action on the receipt lines, is used to:
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The display of this tab and the entry of information are subject to an entry transaction.
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Fields
The following fields are present on this tab :
Grid Invoicing elements
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This is the number of the invoicing element identifying the associated amount (charges, freight, packaging, discount, etc.). The list of invoicing elements is made up of the invoicing elements from the selected orders and the elements from the order and invoicing supplier according to the origin defined in the invoicing element itself. The elements coming only from the order or invoicing supplier record do not inherit the same value as the supplier even for a direct receipt. You can:
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This field indicates the short title of the invoicing element. |
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These amounts come directly from the invoicing elements present in the orders. These invoicing elements are immediately taken into account in the receipt and impact the tax-including and tax-excluding totals as well as the receipt lines in the case of distributed invoicing elements. |
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This is the calculated amount coming from the various orders concerned by the receipt. |
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This is the amount of the invoicing element when the invoicing element is calculated using the document lines. |
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This amount is displayed only in creation mode if the receipt concerns an already invoiced order. |
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This field indicates the sign of the invoicing element.
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This is the tax code for the invoicing element. |
These fields indicate the purchase accounting accounts for the invoicing elements. |
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This is the analytical distribution key for the invoicing element. It can be directly entered on the line. |
Based on the setup, the analytical dimensions can be modified since they are initialized according to the setup of the default dimensions. |
Grid Taxes
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This is the tax code present on the lines of the document or in the invoicing element table. |
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This field contains the title of the tax code present on the lines of the document or in the invoicing element table. |
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This is the basis subject to tax. It is comprised of the ex-tax amount of the order lines and/or the amount of the invoicing elements. |
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It is the total tax calculated from the lines and/or the invoicing elements. |
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When the tax is related to:
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Amount
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This is the total ex-tax amount of the receipt integrating the various invoicing elements expressed in the receipt currency. |
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This is the total amount of receipt taxes. This amount is expressed in receipt currency. |
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This is the Tax incl total amount of the receipt calculated by integrating the different invoicing elements and the different taxes. This amount is expressed in receipt currency. |
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This tab is displayed only if the entry transaction makes it possible.
It displays a summary of the costs related to the whole document, both in the currency specific to the document and the currency of the company.
This tab is loaded only if the document has been previously created, since the information it displays is the result of a calculation. In the case where an existing document is modified, the data are updated only after saving the modification.
The Purchase cost block displays, for the whole document:
- the total of the tax excl. lines,
- the total of the various cost types involved in the calculation of the purchase cost,
- the total of the additional invoices (and credit memos on additional invoices) impacting the document in progress, either directly or indirectly. These are the additional invoices that meet the two following conditions: they are validated and taken into account in the actual purchase cost (indicator New cost has been activated for these additional invoices).
Reminder: additional invoice amounts, where the New cost flag is set to No, have an impact on the Adjusted tax excl amount of the SCD - Document line detail screen, which can be accessed on the receipt line and in the Product cost total field.
- the total of the invoicing elements increasing or decreasing the total amounts.
- the Purchase cost total (total of the previous lines),
Recall:
- The direct cost total is loaded only if the current document refers to at least one product for which landed costs are managed with a cost structure. The distribution by cost nature is available in the window displayed thanks to the zoom of the block: Distribution of costs.
- The landed cost total is loaded only if the current document refers to at least one product for which landed costs are managed with a landed cost coefficient and/or a fixed cost per unit.
- When the receipt is of the inter-site type, the purchase cost calculation does not include the amount of lines, nor deductible taxes or invoicing items.
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Fields
The following fields are present on this tab :
Block number 1
Grid Purchase cost
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Distribution of costs
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By default, the following reports are associated with this function :
BONRCP : Receipt notes
PURFCS : Purchase costs
PRECEIPTE : Purchase receipt list
PRECEIPTL : Detail purchase receipt list
This can be changed using a different setup.
This setup is performed at the Customization level of the current object, by associating a report code or a print code to it.
It is possible to further specify this setup:
Click this action to access the different type of information and notably the information related to the transport of the goods.
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This button displays a screen listing the blocked or unblocked matches, the warnings, as well as information on the lines. |
This action is not authorized when at least one line relates to a product being counted. In that case, you need to delete such lines using the Change receipts action. If the receipt does not contain any other line, it will be deleted. |
Click this action to enter a receipt header text. This text will be printed on the receipt note.
During the transformation of a document, this text is never propagated to the other documents.
Click this action to enter a receipt footer text. This text will be printed on the receipt note.
During the transformation of a document, this text is never propagated to the other documents.
Click this action to access the detailed address for the shipping supplier.
The address is initialized with the supplier default address. It is also used in the CDF to determine the origin of the goods.
Click this action to enter the selection criteria that are used to refine the search of supplier orders, inter-site/inter-company deliveries to be received, shipments and pre-receipts.
The criteria that can be used are the following:
After validating the entered criteria, the various selection lists are automatically filtered.
Click this action to enter the information related to the INTRASTAT file (nature of the transaction, EU rule, EU transport method, Incoterm, transport location, etc.)
This information is initialized by the information present in the supplier record and by the shipment method associated with a supplier or to the original order. This function can be accessed only in modification mode. The default rule and nature are initialized by the table determining natures and rules by entry type.
Click this action to access the analytical dimensions of the receipt header. This dimensions are loaded according to the PTH default dimension code.
Click this action to have a detailed view of an receipt status against the supplier returns and invoicing processes.
In this function, you can:
Click this action to access the inquiry of supplier receipts.
Click this action to view the receipt entry transaction used.
This option is used to access the Journal traceability inquiry function. This function is used to view and browse through the hierarchy of journals at the origin or coming from the document.
The stock information, the received quantity, the invoicing elements, the currency and the rate type cannot be modified for a received released product or for the materials consumed for the subcontracted product.
If you want to change this information, you must delete the receipt and then recreate it.
In addition to the generic error messages, the following messages can appear during the entry :
The site entered in the receipt header does not exist in the sites table.
The receipt date entered is later than the current date, or the date entered does not correspond to an open period in the accounting period calendar.
The supplier entered does not exist in the supplier file.
The format of the date entered is incorrect.
The product entered does not exist in the product file.
This message appears if the product entered in the receipt line is not defined as a Received product whereas it is not managed in stock.
This message appears if the product entered on the receipt line is managed in stock but there is not a product-site record at the receiving site.
This message appears if the product subject to the receipt does not belong to a product category that can be purchased.
This blocking message is displayed if you try to directly delete a receipt or a receipt line relating to a product being counted. You can only perform such a deletion using the Change receipts actions icon. In that case, this message becomes a warning message.
The status of the product is different to the value Active.
You have entered a status from the A or R status group for a product subject to mandatory quality control on receipt, or the entered status has not been authorized by the management rule associated with the Supplier receipt movement type for the product category.
The location type entered does not exist in the location type table.
You have entered a location type for which the status of the stock line is not authorized.
The location entered does not exist in the location file, or belongs to the requested location type or that it is found with the status blocked.
This message appears if the dynamic locations of the type selected are all occupied, or if it is dedicated locations, none are assigned to the product.
This message appear if the chosen location type is set up to use certain stock units and the unit entered in the stock does not belong to this group. This message is a simple warning so the entry can be forced if required.
This message appears if the location entered is already occupied with another product and its put-away plan being Mono-product, it is impossible to add another product.
The product has automatic lot numbering. After the creation of the receipt, a log file displays the lot number allocated according to the sequence number format for information purposes.
After creation of the receipt, a quality analysis request has been generated automatically as a function of the management rule, defined by the product category, assigned to the movement type Supplier receipt (if the receipt has been made with a status Q).
This message appears during the creation or during the saving of a receipt if it is missing the essential stock characteristics (for example the status) for a receipt line.
This warning message appears to signal to the user that for the highlighted line, the user has not accessed this function in order to specify certain characteristics of the lot, when the product is managed by lot.