# Receive material from purchase

<p class="callout danger">The action requires the **"create goods receipt"** permission.</p>

An existing purchase order can be used to receive purchased material to stock.

<p class="callout info">**Material** from **one purchase** order can be received with **multiple goods receipts,** if needed.</p>

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To do this, go to the purchase order, open the **"Goods receipts"** section and click the "**Create** **new** **goods** **receipt**" button. This will open the "**New goods receipt for order**" form.

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To create a new receipt, first fill out the form that appears:

1. **Date received:** enter the date, when the material was receive.
2. **Document date:** enter the date, when the document was made.
3. **Partner** **document**: enter the document number, provided by the material supplier
4. **Reference** **number**: enter the reverence number, provided by the material supplier

<p class="callout info">If no partner **document** and/or **reference number** was provided, "**/**" should be entered.</p>

Once the form is filled out, select the products that will be received to stock with this goods receipt. You can select only some, or all if needed.

<p class="callout info">Once form is filled out and products are selected, click the **"Create new goods receipt"** button to create a new goods receipt.</p>

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Once the goods receipt is created, make sure that information on goods receipt items (**warehouse location** the material is set to be received and its counted quantity) is correct. Edit it if needed and then save the changes.

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Once the goods receipt is ready, click **"Book to stock"** button to book the receipt.

<p class="callout info">If the booking to stock was successful, the goods receipt will have its status updated to **"Booked".**</p>

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