Use this when an item needs to go back to a vendor or back to business inventory.
Before You Start
Know whether the item is:
- Being returned to the vendor.
- Going back to business inventory.
- Marked for return but not physically returned yet.
Mark An Item For Return
- Open the item.
- Change the status to To Return.
This marks the item for follow-up. It does not complete the financial return.
Return To Vendor
- Open the item or select multiple items.
- Choose the return action.
- Select or confirm the return transaction.
- Confirm the return.
Ledger links the item to a return transaction and reduces the project budget impact where applicable.
Return To Inventory
- Open the project item or select multiple project items.
- Choose Return to Inventory.
- Review the confirmation.
- Confirm the return.
Ledger moves the item back to business inventory, removes the project budget category, and records the return movement.
Common Issues
- Changing status to Returned is not the same as processing a return.
- If an item still appears in the original purchase transaction, the return may be incomplete.
- Returning to inventory removes the project category because inventory items are not project-budgeted.
