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Version: 1.0.70

Goods Inward & Goods Received Notes

When stock physically arrives against a purchase, you record it through Inward. This creates the stock, captures invoice details and produces a Goods Received Note (GRN).

At a glance​

fa-cubes | Stock arrives | We update how many things we have.
fa-file-text-o | Open inward form | Here is what happens at this step.
fa-barcode | Scan barcode or search item | We add a barcode so nothing gets lost.
fa-truck | Enter batch, qty, MRP, cost, GST, vendor | A shop sends us the things we ordered.
fa-money | Enter invoice date | We make a bill that shows what to pay.
fa-money | Due date = invoice date + credit period | We make a bill that shows what to pay.
fa-cubes | Save inward → create stock | We update how many things we have.
fa-file-text-o | Goods Received Note (view / print) | We check the box and put things on the shelf.

Recording an Inward​

Open the item in Item Manager (or use the multi-item inward flow) and complete the inward form. Typical fields include batch number, quantity, free quantity, MRP, selling MRP, cost / buying price, GST, scheme discount, vendor, requisition number and the invoice date.

Invoice Date Rules​

By default the Invoice Date cannot be earlier than one year ago. This guards against accidental back-dating of stock receipts.

The expected Invoice Due Date is derived from the invoice date plus the credit period you enter, so changing the invoice date recalculates the due date.

Goods Received Notes (GRN)​

After an inward is saved, the receipt is recorded as a Goods Received Note. You can view and print the Goods Received Notes (GRN) for a receipt from the inward flow.

note

This document used to be labelled "Goods Receipt Note". It is now consistently called "Goods Received Note" throughout MetahOS. The behaviour is unchanged — only the wording was corrected.

Barcodes on Inward​

The inward and multi-inward screens support barcode entry, so received items can be scanned in rather than searched by name. The same barcode value printed from the Inventory list is recognised here.