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How to Receive Material

A Material Receipt brings stock back in to one of your stores. You use it to receive the finished (or part-finished) output of a job, or to return leftover material that was issued but not used. If you haven't yet, read Material Flow for how this fits with issuing material.

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Availability depends on your plan and your role.

Before you start​

  • The store you're putting stock into should exist.
  • If you're receiving the output of a job, the work order it came from should exist.
  • The items you're receiving — the finished output, or the leftovers being returned — should exist in your item list.

Step-by-step​

Step 1: Open a new Material Receipt​

From the left sidebar, open Production and go to Material Flow, then start a new Material Receipt. A blank form opens with today's date already filled in.

Step 2: Say what you're receiving​

Choose whether you're bringing in:

  • The output of a work order — the finished or part-finished product the job produced. Pick the work order it came from.
  • Returned material — leftover stock that was issued to a job or a store but not used, coming back onto the shelf.

Step 3: Choose the store to put stock into​

Select the store the material should go into. This is the shelf the stock arrives on. If you're not ready to place it yet, it can rest as unassigned stock at the site and be put away later.

Step 4: Add the item lines​

For each item you're receiving:

  • Item — the finished output, or the leftover being returned.
  • Quantity — how much is coming in.

Add as many lines as you need, and remove any line added by mistake.

Step 5: Set the date​

The date defaults to today. Change it if the material actually arrived on a different day.

Step 6: Review and save​

Check the store and every line and quantity, then save the Material Receipt.

On saving, Bizconnekt adds the material into the chosen store and updates your counts and values automatically.

After you save​

  • The received quantity arrives in the store you chose and is counted and valued straight away.
  • If it's the output of a job, your finished product is now in stock, ready to sell or use.
  • If it's returned material, that leftover stock is back on the shelf and available again.
  • The movement appears in your Material Flow view alongside your issues.

Common questions​

How much should I receive back from a job? Receive what the job actually produced. You reconcile the output against what you issued, not against a target — a batch can yield a little more or less than planned.

Some material was issued but never used. What do I do with it? Bring it back with a Material Receipt as returned material to the store. That puts the leftover stock back on the shelf so your counts match what's physically there.

I received into the wrong store. Move it to the right store in the same site with a Material Issue store-move — an internal re-tag with no accounting impact.

Need help? Contact support at support@bizconnekt.com