{"id":33159,"date":"2025-11-20T08:41:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T08:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/?p=33159"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:06:37","slug":"how-to-create-a-gr-return-in-odoo-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/product\/purchase\/how-to-create-a-gr-return-in-odoo-purchase\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a GR Return in Odoo Purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>GR Return<\/strong> in Odoo Purchase is the process of returning goods that have already been received through a <strong>Goods Receipt (GR)<\/strong> and billed using a <strong>GR Bill<\/strong>. This process is used to reverse items due to damage, excess quantity, or any other return reason. A GR Return can only be initiated <strong>after the GR Bill is fully completed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Before Initiating the GR Return Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before creating a GR Return, confirm and approve the <strong>Purchase Order (PO)<\/strong>. Click <strong>Receive Products<\/strong> to create the <strong>GR<\/strong>. Fill in the required fields and click <strong>Validate<\/strong> to finalize the GR. Click <strong>Create GR Bill<\/strong>, complete the necessary fields, and click <strong>Validate<\/strong> to finish the GR Bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Starting the GR Return Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To access the Goods Receipt details, from the <strong>GR Bill<\/strong> screen, click on <strong>Purchases<\/strong> to open all purchase-related documents. Then, click on <strong>Receipts<\/strong> in the Purchase Order (PO) to view all GR entries related to that PO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the <strong>GR screen<\/strong>, click the <strong>Return<\/strong> button. A <strong>Reverse Transfer<\/strong> pop-up will appear showing the product and quantity details from the original GR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>Reverse Transfer<\/strong> pop-up, If multiple products are listed, remove the ones you don\u2019t want to return. Enter the <strong>quantity<\/strong> to be returned. Choose the <strong>return location<\/strong> where the items will be sent. Select a <strong>Reason for Return<\/strong> from the dropdown (this is mandatory). If no reason is selected, the system will display a validation \u201c<strong>Invalid fields:<\/strong> Reasons for Return\u201d. Click <strong>Return<\/strong> to continue with the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Reverse-Transfer-Popup-1024x522.png\" alt=\"Odoo GR Return Reverse Transfer Popup\" class=\"wp-image-33162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Reverse-Transfer-Popup-1024x522.png 1024w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Reverse-Transfer-Popup-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Reverse-Transfer-Popup-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Reverse-Transfer-Popup-1536x783.png 1536w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Reverse-Transfer-Popup.png 1839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GR Return Screen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After clicking <strong>Return<\/strong>, the system will redirect you to the <strong>GR Return<\/strong> screen. A <strong>return document number<\/strong> (e.g., CHNSF\/OUT\/00522) is automatically generated. The <strong>delivery address<\/strong> is auto-filled. Select the appropriate <strong>Operation Type<\/strong> based on the return method. Choose the <strong>Source Location<\/strong> of the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Product availability<\/strong> updates automatically based on the selected source location and entered return quantity. You can modify the <strong>Scheduled Date<\/strong> if needed. The <strong>Source Document<\/strong> field shows the corresponding GR Document number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Reason for Return<\/strong> field displays the selected reason from the Reverse Transfer pop-up. This field is system-generated, read-only, and cannot be modified by the user.<em> <\/em><strong>Demand<\/strong> and <strong>Quantity<\/strong> fields reflect the values entered earlier. The <strong>Lot number<\/strong> is automatically filled in from the original GR for accurate traceability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Screen-1024x501.png\" alt=\"Odoo GR Return Screen\" class=\"wp-image-33163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Screen-1024x501.png 1024w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Screen-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Screen-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Screen-1536x752.png 1536w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Screen.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Finalizing the GR Return<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>Validate<\/strong> to complete the return process. Once validated, the <strong>Available Lot<\/strong> field will display the returned lot number. After completion, the returned quantity will be reduced from the onhand quantity. The product is now successfully returned and recorded in the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Completed-1024x500.png\" alt=\"Odoo GR Return Completed\" class=\"wp-image-33164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Completed-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Completed-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Completed-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Completed-1536x750.png 1536w, https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Tenthplanet-Odoo-GR-Return-Completed.png 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A GR Return in Odoo Purchase is the process of returning goods that have already been received through a Goods [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[383],"tags":[537,459],"class_list":["post-33159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-purchase","tag-gr-return","tag-purchase"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33159\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenthplanet.in\/odoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}