Return Material from Mobile Work

Explanation

Use this activity to register material planned for return and to return planned or unplanned material to inventory.

• It is possible to return parts to the main (central) warehouse using a transport task or to own stock (i.e. user's default remote warehouse).
• If parts are returned to the main warehouse using a transport task, it is possible to execute the transport task at the same time.
• IIf parts are returned to own van stock, these parts can be moved over to the main warehouse directly at a later stage using the Move to Main Warehouse action in My Stock.

Planned material for return are displayed under Planned Returns. Return lines that have been completely returned are excluded from this list. Use the Return action on planned return line to return parts to inventory. Once planned material is returned to inventory, it is listed under Returned Parts.

The Quick Returns action allows returning parts without prior planning. The user device must be online to perform unplanned returns. Parts returned using Quick Returns will not be visible in Returned Parts.

Part Valuation considerations

For parts to be returned to inventory, the correct cost structure must be defined. Some valuation methods require users to enter the cost or cost structure manually when the part is placed into inventory. Mobile users cannot reasonably be expected to know the cost of a part, so parts using such valuation methods cannot be returned in the Mobile Client.

Parts with the following Inventory Valuation Methods cannot be returned:

• FIFO (First In First Out)
• LIFO (Last In First Out)
• Weighted Average - with exception of parts with Inventory Part Cost Level set to Cost per Condition

While it is possible to register a Planned Return for these parts, it is impossible to actually return them to inventory, either through Planned Return or Quick Return. The system will return an error.

Parts with Inventory Valuation Method set to:

• Standard Cost
• Weighted Average  with Inventory Part Cost Level set to Cost per Condition

can be successfully returned in Mobile Client provided the Cost structure or Estimated Condition Cost (for Cost per Condition parts) are defined.

If this information is missing;

• For Planned Returns, the system will create a Failed Transaction when the Return transaction is received by the server.
• For Quick Returns, the system will immediately generate an error.

Prerequisites

• Part cost structure must be defined for the parts to be returned to inventory
• User device must be online to perform Quick Returns
• The Person Resource must have no Workflow Configuration applied, or Workflow Configuration applied must have action Allow Handover of Parts from My Stock enabled to move parts returned to own stock to main (central ) warehouse.

System Effects

• If parts are returned to own stock, My stock will be updated with the returned parts.
• If parts are returned to main (central ) warehouse, a Transport Task is created. If executed at the same time, returned parts will be moved to the main (central ) warehouse
• Inventory transactions are updated in the Work Task\Costs tab in IFS Cloud.