Purchase Orders - Comparing the different Stock Receipt Methods

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Once you have sent your Purchase Order (PO) to a supplier, the inventory (and  PO) that you've ordered will be in the ‘On Order’ status. When your stock arrives, you can check it against the original purchase order, receipt it and make it Available for sale.

Note: for assistance creating Purchase Orders, please see Purchase Orders - Create a Purchase Order and Purchase Orders - Create multiple Purchase Orders via upload

The Stock Receipt process caters for:

• Simple or more advanced options for receiving stock
• Receiving local (domestic) purchase orders which are ordered and received in the same currency
• Receiving overseas / foreign purchase orders received with alternate currencies
• Saving your Progress (not available for Quick Receive)

Stock Receipt Method Comparison

There are three methods to perform a Stock Receipt (click on the name to view detailed instructions on that method):

• Quick Receive
• Stock Receipt (Basic) - Local
• Full Stock Receipt - Local or International

Quick Receive	Stock Receipt (Basic)	Full Stock Receipt
Local Purchase Orders	Local Purchase Orders	Local and International Purchase Orders with alternate currencies
Streamlined interface No access to International Purchase Order fields	No access to International Purchase Order fields	Access to all International Purchase Order fields: ‘Total Payments’, ‘Currency Conversion Factor’ and ‘Landed Cost Factor’ available ‘Previous Payments Made’ and ‘Estimated Payments Remaining’ available
No discrepancy handling - stock received in full	All item discrepancies go to the POE Manager	Allow item discrepancies to go to POE or Back-order
No discounting functions	No bulk level discounts function	Ability to apply bulk or inline product discounts
Individual product details not visible	Season and Brand detail not displayed in Product Attributes field	Season and Brand detail available in Product Attributes field
Available when creating an Incomplete/New Purchase Order, or editing an order in On-Order or Back Orders status.	Available via: Inventory > PO Management > Stock Receipt (Basic)	Available via Inventory > PO Management > Stock Receipt or Inventory > PO Management > PO Manager > Search using the filter > Click R for Receive on the correct PO

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Want more information? Find related articles here:

• Purchase Orders - Quick Receive a Purchase Order
• Purchase Orders - Receive a Local Purchase Order
• Purchase Orders - Receive a ‘Foreign / International’ Purchase Order