Example: Accepting a Quantity Variance 

Purchase order:

100 pieces of material A at $10/pc.

Goods receipt:

40 pieces

Invoice:

60 pieces of Material A at $10/pc. = $600

 

When you enter the invoice, the system suggests the following values:

Order quantity

Order amount

Invoiced quantity

Invoiced amount

40

400

   

 

Change the values suggested as follows, to accept the quantity variance:

Order quantity

Order amount

Invoiced quantity

Invoiced amount

60

600

   

 

When you post the invoice, the purchase order history for the item is as follows:

 

Quantity

Value

Total delivered

40

400

Total invoiced

60

600

The system therefore expects a further goods receipt for 20 pieces.

When you post, the system carries out the following account movements: