ANS-0349 · PURCHASE & VENDOR MANAGEMENT
How to Prevent Item Receipts on Drop Ship Purchase Orders in NetSuite
Learn a scripting workaround to restrict item receipt creation for drop ship purchase orders, ensuring only "mark ship" fulfillments are processed.
Short answer
NetSuite lacks a direct option to disable item receipts for drop ship purchase orders. A workaround involves deploying a "before load" script on item receipts. This script prevents users from saving item receipts for drop ship items, thereby avoiding unintended COGS impacts and enforcing "mark ship" fulfillments.
Scenario
NetSuite does not inherently offer a feature to disable item receipts specifically for drop ship purchase orders. Organizations that prefer to manage drop ship items solely through "mark ship" item fulfillments may find that users can still create item receipts, potentially affecting Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).
Solution
To prevent users from creating item receipts for drop ship items, a "before load" script can be implemented on the item receipts record. When a user attempts to receive a drop ship item, this script would prevent the record from saving and display a warning to the user.
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