Consignments

Consignment Out Return

The Consignment Out Return screen records goods returned by a customer from consignment. This brings items back into your inventory. Items must be sold, consignment-out eligible, and belong to the customer's allowed group. Supports serial number tracking and customer references. Access from Consignments › Consignment Out Returns.

Header Fields

Consignment No.

Auto-generated return number. Duplicate numbers trigger a confirmation warning.

Reference

Optional reference number.

Status

Dropdown: Posted, Suspended, or Voided.

Date

Transaction posting date.

Time

Time of posting.

Store

Store where the transaction is posted. Changing the store validates item stocking and removes unstocked items.

Station

Workstation or terminal.

Employee

Employee responsible for the transaction.

Customer

The customer returning the goods (lookup). Changing the customer updates the address, populates customer-defined references, and removes items restricted by customer group.

Address

Customer address (auto-filled, editable).

Item Lines

Items Table

Items being returned from the customer. Lookup restricted to sold, consignment-out eligible items that the customer is allowed to purchase. Quantity must be zero or positive. Serial numbers collected automatically for serial-tracked items.

Column	Description
Item Number	Item lookup. Defaults returned quantity to 1.
Description	Line description (editable).
Size	Size dropdown (customer-available sizes).
Returned	Quantity being returned.

Tabs

The lower panel has tabs for Item Info, Comments, and References.

Item Info Tab

Field	Description
Returned	Quantity returned for the selected item (read-only).
Quantity Total	Total quantity across all return lines.
Edit Serials	Opens serial number assignment for serial-tracked items.

Comments Tab

Free-text comments for the return.

References Tab

Name/Data pairs for tracking references. Customer-defined references are auto-prompted when selecting a customer.

Action Buttons

Item Search

Search within the return by Item Number or Description.

Sales History

Opens the Sales History window for the selected item.

View Serials

Shows all serial numbers assigned across all return lines.

Standard Buttons

Save — Saves the return. Optionally prompts to print.
Next — Saves and opens a new blank return.
Print — Prints using consign_out_return_print.xml.
Copy — Duplicates with new number, today's date, cleared serials.
Close — Closes the screen.

Related Screens

Return List

Consignment Out

Consignment Status