Receiving > Centralized Receiving

Some businesses it is helpful to receive items into a central location and then transfer them to the locations after they have been received. To receive items into a central location for transfer to another location:

From a Purchase Order

1.	Create a purchase order.

2.	On the Purchase Order General tab place the name of the location you are going to be receiving items into (central receiving area) in the For Location.

3.	Add items to the purchase order.

4.	On the Quantity tab enter the Qty Ordered for the location that the items will be transferred to.

5.	Receive the items off of the purchase order as you normally would.

6.	Update your inventory from receiving as you normally would for the central location.

RetailEdge will receive the items into the central location and automatically create transfer orders for items that were designated to for other locations.

You can also do centralized receiving by adding items directly to the receiving file.

Adding Directly to Receiving File

1.	Open the Receiving List by pressing the Receiving button on the Toolbar.

2.	Add an items to be received directly to the receiving file by pressing the Add button on the Receiving list screen.

3.	On the General tab on the Edit Receiving screen select the central location as the Into Location.

4.	On the Quantity tab type in the Qty Ordered for the location that the items will be transferred to.

5.	Continue to add the items to receiving until you are finished.

6.	Update your inventory from receiving as you normally would for the central location.

RetailEdge will receive the items into the central location and automatically create transfer orders for items that were designated to for other locations.