A purchase return sends stock back to the vendor you bought it from. Damaged goods, wrong items, or stock you over-ordered.
It is the opposite of receiving: instead of stock arriving into your warehouse, it leaves.
How it works
Create the return → Confirm it → Ship the stock back
Create — pick the vendor and the items going back
Confirm — the return is agreed and ready to ship
Ship — the stock physically leaves, and your on-hand goes down
Confirming does not move any stock. Just like a purchase order, the document says what is planned. Only shipping actually changes your inventory.
Return numbers
Purchase returns are numbered RO0001, RO0002 and so on — separate from purchase orders.
What about the money?
A purchase return records the goods going back. Getting credit from your vendor is handled separately, through a vendor credit against the bill.
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