You can combine multiple warehouse source documents into a single warehouse receipt in Business Central. This means you can import purchase orders, sales return orders, and inbound transfer orders together and receive them all in one go.
When you post the combined warehouse receipt, Business Central creates one warehouse put-away for everything you received. This works even when the source documents are different types and come from different vendors.
To use this, create a new warehouse receipt, then import the source documents you want. You can select released documents across types and numbers and bundle them into the same receipt.
Combine different source documents in one warehouse receipt
In Business Central you can import several warehouse source documents into the same warehouse receipt. That gives you the option to receive purchase orders, sales return orders, and transfer orders together, rather than handling each document separately.
The point is flexibility. If it makes sense for your warehouse to receive several incoming documents at the same time, you don’t have to process them one by one. You bundle them and handle the receipt as a single task.
How to import source documents into a warehouse receipt
Start by creating a new warehouse receipt. From there you can use the option to import source documents directly.
In a typical example you might select a sales return order, an inbound transfer order, and a couple of purchase orders. The documents need to be released, and they can come from different vendors. You import all of them into the one warehouse receipt.
Posting the receipt and creating one put-away
Once the documents are imported, you post the warehouse receipt directly from there. Business Central then creates a single warehouse put-away covering everything you received.
This way you can bundle source documents that differ both in type and in document number, and tie them all to the same warehouse receipt. It keeps the receiving and put-away process tidy when several deliveries arrive at the same time.
Q&A
Can you import different types of source documents into the same warehouse receipt?
Yes. You can import purchase orders, sales return orders, and inbound transfer orders into one warehouse receipt and receive them together.
Can the source documents come from different vendors?
Yes. As long as the documents are released, you can bundle documents from different vendors into the same warehouse receipt.
What happens when you post a combined warehouse receipt?
Business Central creates a single warehouse put-away that covers all the source documents you imported and received.