Stock Return (SN) Transaction Type

The Stock Return (SN) transaction allows the original requestor to return previously issued items back to the originating warehouse. The Stock Return (SN) transaction does the following:

Records the quantity of stock items that have been returned to the warehouse.

• Updates the quantity of returned stock items on the Inventory Table and the referenced Stock Requisition (SRQ) or Over the Counter (OC) transaction, if applicable.

• Updates the Returned Quantity, Returned Amount, and Return Charge fields on the Commodity line of Stock Issue Confirmation (CI) transactions that reference the same SRQ Commodity line as the SN transaction.

• Correctly records the decrease in expense to the buyer and decrease in revenue for the seller.

• Applies any additional surcharges for returning items to a warehouse.

• Updates the Stock Return Issue Cross Reference – Commodity Level (SNCIXRFC) page.

• ALW_SN_ACTG_LN_CHANGE parameter allows changes to the Accounting line on modification versions of the SN type transactions when it is set to Yes even after it is put away. When the parameter is set to No, the Accounting line cannot be changed on the SN transaction Modification version once it is put away.

Note: When the SN references a valid Stock Requisition (SRQ) or Over the Counter (OC) transaction, the SN transaction requires the same Warehouse, Commodity and Accounting information as found on the referenced SRQ/OC.

Actions specific to this transaction type may be controlled by the Component Line Limiting feature of the application. To see information about those transaction actions of this transaction type that may be controlled and recourses to take if a limit error is issued, refer to the "Line Number Limitations" topic in the Transactions User Guide.

The Stock Return for External Customers (SNE) transaction allows the original requestor to return previously issued items back to the originating warehouse. The Stock Return for External Customers (SNE) transaction does the following:

• Records the quantity of stock items that have been returned to the warehouse.

• Updates the quantity of returned stock items on the Inventory Table and the referenced Stock Requisition for External Customers (SRQE) transaction.

• Updates the Returned Quantity, Returned Amount, and Return Charge fields on the Commodity line of Stock Issue Confirmation for External Customers (CIE) transactions that reference the same SRQE Commodity line as the SNE transaction.

• Correctly records the decrease in expense to the buyer and decrease in revenue for the seller.

• Applies any additional surcharges for returning items to a warehouse.

• Updates the External Stock Return Issue Cross Reference (SNCIXREF) table.

• Updates the Stock Return Issue Cross Reference – Commodity Level (SNCIXRFC) page.

Actions specific to this transaction type may be controlled by the Component Line Limiting feature of the application. To see information about those transaction actions of this transaction type that may be controlled and recourses to take if a limit error is issued, refer to the "Line Number Limitations" topic in the Transactions User Guide.

The following areas are important to understand the SN transaction types:

• Stock Return transaction setup

• External Stock Return Issue Cross Reference

• Stock Return Issue Cross Reference – Commodity Level

The Stock Return (SN) and Stock Return for External Customers (SNE) transactions allow the original requestor to return previously issued items back to the originating warehouse. Additional return charges can be imposed automatically during the processing of the SN and SNE transactions.  

The SN/SNE transactions cannot be processed for a stock item which is not Active or which has been marked for Physical Inventory Count on the Inventory (INVN) table. This rule applies to the Parent and Child items of a grouped stock item.  If either is not active or any of the Child items have been marked for Physical Inventory Count on the Inventory table (Parent items cannot be marked as Frozen) the items cannot be returned. The Stock Return transaction calculates a fee that is paid by the buyer when returning an item to Inventory. This fee is the Return Charge and there are three different ways in which the Return Charge can be calculated. The first two ways the Return Charge is calculated automatically by the system. On the Warehouse (WHSE) table, each warehouse selects a Return Type of either Percentage or Fixed. The Stock Return automatically calculates the Return Charge using the Percent Return Charge entered if Percentage is selected or the Fixed Return Charge entered if Fixed is selected. Both fees are applied per quantity returned.

Additionally, you may override the system by entering a specific amount in the Override Fixed Return Charge field and selecting the Override Return Charge check box. In this case, the SN/SNE transaction applies the specific amount entered as the Return Charge for each Commodity Line of the SN/SNE.