# Receive Goods

Count what arrived, land it in a depot, and set the value it will be carried at.

This is the document that increases your stock, and the rate on it is what the goods are valued at from then on.

> **Before you start:**
>
> An issued purchase order, and the delivery in front of you.

## Receive a delivery

- **Open the purchase order and create a receive**

  Its lines come across as the starting point.

  ![The Purchase Receives list with columns for Receive Date, Receive Number, Purchase Order Number, Vendor, Warehouse, Status and Billed, and the action for raising a new receive.](https://www.sorviai.com/help/inventory/purchase-receives/receives-list.png)
- **Count what actually arrived, line by line**

  Not what was ordered. This is the whole discipline of the step.
- **Confirm the depot**

  It defaults from the order. A delivery split across two sites is two receives.
- **Check the rate**

  It becomes the valuation for these units, so it matters more than the cost price on the item.
- **Save**

  Stock rises at that depot, the balance stays on order, and the units become available immediately.

> **Warning:**
>
> **Accepting the order's quantities is the mistake to avoid**
>
> They are already on screen, which is exactly why it happens. A short delivery accepted in full becomes a stock adjustment three weeks later, with nobody able to say which vendor was responsible.

## What changes

| Figure | Before | After |
| --- | --- | --- |
| On order | Includes the units | Reduced by what arrived |
| Stock on hand | Does not include them | Includes them |
| Available | Unchanged | Up by what arrived |
| Stock asset value | Unchanged | Up by quantity times rate |
| Billed | Not Billed | Still Not Billed. The bill is a separate document |