Symptom
There is one open task Goods Returned to Supplier; Change Purchase Order if Required in Open Tasks list of Purchase Orders view, you want to know how to complete/clear this task.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Purchase Requests and Orders work center.
- Go to Purchase Orders view.
- You can find the task in Open Tasks list.
Cause
This is a task to tell user that goods have been returned to a supplier for one or more purchase order items using an outbound delivery or a goods return.
Resolution
To complete/clear this task, there are 4 options:
- Finish the delivery of the purchase order item, since all the quantities are returned and invoice amounts are cleared.
- Create new inbound delivery against this item, so that the actual confirmed delivery quantity is updated.
- And sometimes, this task can arise when returned quantity is less than delivered quantity. For example, you ordered 5 ea, delivered 5 ea, returned 2 ea. System raise this task. You could now adjust the quantity in purchase order from 5 ea to 3 ea, then click on send update. This will also be a way to complete this task.
- You can also cancel the purchase order or purchase order items after all the follow-up documents are canceled.
See Also
2949685 - Not able to complete notification: Delivered Quantity Adjusted for Purchase Order with Return to Supplier
Keywords
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