When to use this: the delivery was wrong — damaged in transit, not what you ordered, or excess — and it's going back against that purchase invoice.
Steps
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Purchases → Return to Supplier. This opens the return builder directly — you don't need to open the invoice first.
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Pick the Supplier, then the Purchase Invoice (GRN) from that supplier's completed invoices. Its items load automatically, each showing what was received, what's already been returned, and what's still returnable.
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Enter a Reason (required — e.g. "Damaged goods", "Wrong items"), then tick the lines going back and set the quantity for each. You can't enter more than the returnable quantity shown on that line.
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Create Debit Note. Stock leaves inventory immediately and a debit note is raised against the supplier — there's no separate "complete" step. It shows up as an open claim for that supplier (→ PUR-08).
Which return is this?
- Goods just received, going back against the invoice → this flow.
- Stock that expired/damaged on your shelf later → supplier return (→ INV-07).