Best way to create an invoice in GP without the inventory actually being available

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Hello,

We had customer recently ask "is there a way to create an invoice in GP without the inventory actually being available? Here is the situation, we need to invoice a customer for inventory they have purchased (we order raw materials and then manufacture an item for them) but we are "holding" their inventory until each of their stores requests qty of this item. The corporate account is paying for the whole PO at once but wants us to warehouse the product until their stores need it. I am stuck at how to create the invoice without the actual items being made up. We need to create the invoice, recognize the revenue and cost of the inventory items, BUT we are not shipping the inventory so we do not want inventory relieved. "

Any help would be greatly appreciate

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Imad Kassoumah 3,235 on at

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RE: Best way to create an invoice in GP without the inventory actually being available

Hi,

I have the following suggestion:-

1. Issue a sales order invoice and select Drop Shipment box

2. Post the invoice

3. All the accounts will be affected (Receivables, Sales, Inventory and cost of sales) plus

the customer account.

4. By selecting the Drop Shipment box, the inventory quantity will not be affected. This

will result that Inventory Stock value will not tally with Inventory G/L.

5. Create an inventory site called cccc_CONSIGN where ‘cccc’ is the customer number

6. Make an inventory transfer from the issuing site to cccc_CONSIGN and qty type from

ON Hand to In Use.

7. Doing the above will make Inventory Stock value to tally with G/L.

8. Also, the above will give us the ability to know the stock qty per customer

(cccc_CONSIGN).

9. Once you deliver the qty to the customer; then we have to make a transfer with qty

type from In Use to Damaged.

Regards.

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L Vail 65,271 on at

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RE: Best way to create an invoice in GP without the inventory actually being available

Hi,

I don't think this will allow them to recognize the COGS. I wonder, who owns the inventory at this point? Could it be treated more like a consignment item than owned inventory?

Leslie

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Rick Hollis 495 on at

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RE: Best way to create an invoice in GP without the inventory actually being available

Create an Invoice using the Invoicing module and make the items non inventoried items. This will allow you to issue an invoice with out affecting inventory.

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