As you might expect, the Receiving module contains everything you need to accept orders into your warehouse and add them to your inventory records. We’ll cover the general information you’ll see in this module so you can get a feel for it.
Search Panel
There’s a Search panel, like most of the other modules in Fishbowl. You’ll see all of your sales orders and purchase orders that are in the process of being received in this panel. In addition, you can search for specific ones or narrow them down by entering search criteria and hitting the Search button.SO and PO Information
Once you find what you’re looking for, click on the appropriate SO or PO and you’ll see a lot of information at the top:- SO or PO number
- Date issued
- Order status
- Freight on board
- Customer or vendor name
- Seller or buyer
Line Items
For each line item in a sales order, you’ll see:- Status
- Number
- Description
- Vendor number
- Quantity
- Unit of measure
- Scheduled date
- Reference number
- Original cost
- Billed cost
- Bill date
- Landed cost