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Returns Management

Track & Update Your Returns Easily

Katie Bange avatar
Written by Katie Bange
Updated this week

Hey there! Welcome to our quick and easy guide on managing returns. Don't get grumpy—returns happen—and we've organized everything for you!

Find it

First things first — over on the sidebar, head to the Reports page.

Click 'insert_chart'

Select "Returns Management"

Inside the management tools section, you’ll find Returns Management — go ahead and click on that.

Click 'Returns Management'

Top Tabs

Once you're in, you’ll see two tabs: Pending and Resolved.

Click 'PendingResolved'

Pending

Pending is where all your return transactions are waiting to be sorted out.

Click 'Resolved'

Resolved

Resolved is where you can track all the returns that have been taken care of.

Click 'arrow_back'

Filters

Need to find something fast? Use the Search bar,

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or the Brand filter to narrow things down.

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Want a fresh start? Just hit Reset Filter. easy.

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Add a Return

Now, let’s talk about how to actually add a return to the Pending tab. Start on the Order page of the model you want to return. Click on In Warehouse & Reserved.

Click here

A pop-up will appear — click the + Add button to add a Serial Number to the order.

Click 'Add'

Type in the Serial Number,

Click 'Close'

hit Save, and you’re set!

Click 'Save'

Now- Unreserve

Next step — click on Check Stock.

Click here

In the Stock section, hit Unreserve.

Click 'Unreserve'

Another popup will show up — here’s what you do:

Click 'Serial Number        
          Select Serial Number
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First, pick the Inventory Location where the item is headed.

Click 'Serial Number        
          Select Serial Number
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Then, pop in the Serial Number you just added.

Click 'Serial Number        
          Select Serial Number
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Now you have two choices: Flag Item for Inspection and Place back in Inventory.

Click 'warehouse Place back in inventory If placed back in inventory it will return to its originally saved location as available.'

If you pick Place back in Inventory, it just slides right back into its original spot, ready to go — hit Save, and you’re done!

Click 'warehouse Place back in inventory If placed back in inventory it will return to its originally saved location as available.'

Flag for Inspection

If you Flag item for Inspection, it’ll go to the Returned Inventory page instead.

Click 'Inventory Location
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                                1 Reserved
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In that case, you’ll need to fill in a Reason for Inspection,

Click 'Inventory Location
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                                1 Reserved
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and the model’s Condition.

Click 'Reason for Inspection'

Once that’s done, click Save.

Click 'Save'

Boom! The order will now show up in your Pending tab.

Click 'PendingResolved'

Resolve the Return

Alright — now for the main event: resolving that return. In the Pending tab, find the order and click the right arrow button under Mark as Resolved.

Click here

A popup will appear with two options: No, Resolved only and Yes, Put Back

Click 'Put Back to available? No, Resolved onlyYes, Put Back'

Resolve: Not Return to Inventory

If you just want to resolve it and not return it to inventory, choose No, Resolved only.

Click 'Put Back to available? No, Resolved onlyYes, Put Back'

Type in your Resolved Notes,

Click 'Put Back to available? No, Resolved onlyYes, Put Back'

and hit Save. Done!

Click 'Yes, Put Back'

Put Back in Inventory

But if you want to put it back into inventory, choose Yes, Put Back.

Click 'Put Back to available? No, Resolved onlyYes, Put Back'

Pick the Inventory Location,

Click 'Put Back to available? No, Resolved onlyYes, Put Back'

and Storage Location for where it’s going.

Click here

If the model’s condition hasn’t changed, just fill in your Resolved Notes and hit Save.

Click 'Cancel
              
            
          Save'

If it has changed, you’ll need to fill out a few extra things:

Click 'add'

Serial Number,

Click 'add'

Cost,

Click 'add'

Pictures

Pictures,

Click 'add'

And Description

Click 'add'

Once you’ve got all that in, click Save.

Click 'Save'

And that’s it! Your return report will now move over to the Resolved tab. Smooth, right?

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Thanks for hanging out — and hey, don’t forget: the returns process is easy once you know the flow. Catch you next time!"

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