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In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, you can set up a location that uses warehouse receipts without bins or put-aways. You do this by adding a checkmark in Require Receive on the location card, while leaving Require Put-away and Require Bin unchecked.
With this setup, you only use the warehouse receipt document for the receiving process. This works well for external warehouses or for any situation where you want structured receipt handling without managing bins.
The flow goes from purchase order to warehouse request to warehouse receipt. When you post the warehouse receipt, you post both the purchase order and the warehouse receipt in one step. This creates item ledger entries, a posted warehouse receipt, and a posted purchase receipt.
Location setup for receipt without bins and put-aways
If you set up a location with a checkmark in Require Receive, but no checkmark in Require Put-away and no checkmark in Require Bin, you will only use the warehouse receipt document for handling incoming goods.
This configuration fits a couple of scenarios. It can be used for external warehouses, and it can also be used when you simply want to work with warehouse receipts without bins and put-aways.
The receiving flow from purchase order to posted receipt
The process starts with the purchase order. The first step is to release the purchase order. Releasing the order creates a warehouse request.
After that, you can create a warehouse receipt directly from the purchase order. The warehouse receipt is the document you use for the actual receipt handling.
You can print the warehouse receipt and use it directly in the receiving zone. You can also send it to an external warehouse through an EDI connection, or by email.
Once you get feedback that the goods have been handled, you update the warehouse receipt line. Then you post the warehouse receipt.
What posting the warehouse receipt creates
Posting the warehouse receipt creates a posted warehouse receipt document. It also creates item ledger entries and a posted purchase receipt document.
The key point is that posting from the warehouse receipt handles both the purchase order and the warehouse receipt in one go. This is the flow you get when you don’t use bins and don’t use put-aways.
Q&A
How do you set up a location to use warehouse receipts without bins?
Add a checkmark in Require Receive on the location card, and leave Require Put-away and Require Bin unchecked. With this setup, you only use the warehouse receipt document for receiving goods.
What is the first step in the warehouse receipt flow from a purchase order?
You release the purchase order. Releasing the order creates a warehouse request, which lets you create a warehouse receipt from the purchase order afterwards.
What does posting a warehouse receipt create when you don’t use bins and put-aways?
It creates a posted warehouse receipt document, item ledger entries, and a posted purchase receipt document. Posting handles both the purchase order and the warehouse receipt in one step.
Can you use the warehouse receipt document with an external warehouse?
Yes. You can send the warehouse receipt to an external warehouse through an EDI connection or by email. You can also print it and use it directly in the receiving zone.