Oracle Purchasing – Different types of Receiving Options

Oracle Purchasing – Different types of Receiving Options

Different types of receiving options available in Oracle Purchasing are:

1. Substitute Receipts

2. Unordered Receipts

3. Express Transactions

4. Cascade Transactions

5. Blind Receiving

Substitute Receipts:

Substitute Receipt is a used to receive substitute items in place of ordered items. For example receive Samsung Phone in place of an iPhone Phone.

Unordered Receipts:

Unordered receipts are used to receive unordered items. In case of any urgent requirement in the plant, no time to raise the Purchase Order and ask for approvals and if based on the urgency, supplier also supplied the material, the same can be received using unordered receipt functionality. Purchase order number is not mandatory.

But after receiving the material, the Purchase order to be raised and matched with the unordered receipt for completing the P2P cycle.

Express Transactions:

Express Transactions is used to receive material quickly. In Express Receiving is a receipt can be made for the whole Purchase Order in one go. System defaults the due quantities on each line.

Cascade Transactions:

Cascade Transactions is used to enable cascading for receipt i.e. a quantity received will be automatically applied to each eligible shipment line in turn of need by date.

Blind Receiving:

Blind receiving is used when receiver should record exact quantity they have received.

On receipt form the quantity ordered or due is not shown. Purchasing ignores all receipt tolerances and help to find out the exact quantity supplier has shipped.