Keep your inventory accurate by receiving items in batches from an outsourced purchase order (OPO). Katana allows you to partially receive an OPO to reflect real-world shipment schedules and maintain reliable stock data.
What is a partial receiving?
When an outsourced purchase order is delivered in separate shipments, Katana lets you mark only the items you’ve received. This:
Adds received items to stock
Keeps remaining items in Expected status
Updates the OPO's Delivery status to Partially received
You can repeat this process as many times as necessary until the entire order is fulfilled.
How to partially receive an OPO
1. Open the delivery status
Go to the Buy screen, or
Open the OPO directly from the Outsourcing tab.
Click the Delivery status of the OPO.
2. Select "Receive some..."
Choose Receive some... from the dropdown menu.
3. Choose which items to receive
A pop-up will appear listing all products in the OPO.
By default, the full expected quantity is shown — adjust the Received quantity as needed.
4. Set the received date
If the actual delivery date differs from the one shown, you can update it before confirming.
Click Receive to finalize.
After partially receiving
The OPO will split into two sections:
Received items
Not received items
The Delivery status will update to Partially received
Fully receiving the OPO later
You can complete the receipt in either of two ways:
Select Receive all from the Delivery status, OR
Click on Partially received and choose Receive some... to enter another partial quantity.
Once all items have been received, the OPO is marked as Done and moved to the Done table under the Outsourcing tab.
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