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When you need to return purchased items to a vendor in Business Central, you use a purchase return order. This document type lets you split the shipping and invoicing processes, so the warehouse can handle the physical return separately from the financial settlement. A purchase return order works as an outbound order, because you are sending items back out of your inventory to the vendor.
To process the return in the warehouse, you fill in the Return Quantity to Ship field, verify the quantities are correct, and pack the items. You then post the shipment, which withdraws the items from your inventory and lets you send them back to the vendor.
Using a purchase return order to send items back to a vendor
If you want to return purchased items to a vendor and keep the shipping and invoicing processes separate, you use a purchase return order. The purchaser typically sets up the order based on an agreement made with the vendor. A purchase return order is an outbound order, since the goods are leaving your inventory and going back to the supplier.
Processing the return shipment in the warehouse
When you work in the warehouse and need to ship the return, you start by locating the Return Quantity to Ship field on the purchase return order. Fill in the correct amounts if they are not already set. Then pack the items ready for shipment.
Once the items are packed and ready, you select Posting and post the shipment. Posting the shipment withdraws the items from your inventory, and you can then ship them back to your vendor.
Q&A
What document do you use to return purchased items to a vendor?
You use a purchase return order. It lets you split the shipping and invoicing processes when sending items back to the vendor.
Is a purchase return order an inbound or outbound order?
It is an outbound order, because you are sending the items back out of your inventory to the vendor.
How do you post a return shipment in the warehouse?
You fill in the Return Quantity to Ship field with the correct amounts, pack the items, then select Posting and post the shipment. This withdraws the items from your inventory so you can ship them back to the vendor.