SAV Academy · Purchases Cycle
Goods receipt
Purpose
Record goods received from a supplier into inventory, separately from invoicing.
Who uses it
Warehouse staff.
Prerequisites
- •A purchase order or stocked items
Step by step
- 1Open Purchases → Goods Receipts → New (or from an order).
- 2Confirm received quantities.
- 3Post to increase stock.
- 4Match to the purchase invoice.
Key fields
| Received quantity | Increases on-hand stock. |
| Linked order | Ties receipt to the order. |
Practical example
Receive 5 units; stock rises by 5 pending the supplier invoice.
Accounting impact
Posts a stock-in; the payable follows on the purchase invoice.