Receive goods from a purchase order
Record what arrived from a supplier, all at once or in part deliveries, and put it into stock.
Video 45 s 6 steps Updated 5 Nov 2026
When a delivery arrives, receive it on the purchase order. Your stock goes up, and the order shows what is still to come.
Steps
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Open the order. The Purchases overview lists Waiting for goods. Open the order the delivery is for.
Orders waiting for goods -
Find Receive goods. Every line still to come is listed with how many are open.
Receive goods -
Enter what arrived. Type the quantity that actually came. Part deliveries are fine.
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Pick the warehouse and date. Choose Into warehouse and the Date received.
Warehouse and date -
Click Receive into stock. The Received column on the order goes up, and so does your stock.
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The rest stays open. The order shows Partly received until everything has come. Receive the rest the same way.
The rest stays open
Good to know
- Received goods are valued at the order's unit cost. Until the bill comes, the value sits in Goods Received Not Billed in your books.
- Something arrived damaged? Return it to the supplier.