Open mSupply represents our most recent advancement in the Logistics Management Information System (LMIS), expanding on more than two decades of development inherited from the well-established legacy of the original mSupply.
[x] Go to the Replenishment menu in the navigation panel
[x] Click on Inbound Shipment
[x] First thing you see is a list of existing Inbound Shipments.
[x] The Inbound Shipments list is divided into 8 columns:
Name
Status
Number
Created
Delivered
Comment
Reference
Total
[x] The list can display a fixed number of shipments per page. On the bottom left corner, you can see how many shipments are currently displayed on your screen.
[x] If you have more shipments than the current limit, you can navigate to the other pages by clicking on the page number or using the right of left arrows (bottom right corner).
[x] You can also select a different number of rows to show per page using the option at the bottom right of the page.
Search by Supplier Name
[x] You can filter the list of shipments by supplier name. This can be useful if you're looking for one particular shipment!
[x] You should be able to type the name of a supplier in the Search by name field (on the left, just above the list headers).
[x] All the shipments for this supplier should appear in the list.
Exporting Inbound Shipments
[x] The list of Inbound Shipments can be exported to a .csv file. Simply click the export button (on the right, at the top of the page)
[x] The export function will download all Inbound Shipments, not just the current page, if you have more than 20 of them.
Delete an Inbound Shipment
[x] Select the shipment that you want to delete by checking the box on the left end of the list.
[x] You can select more than one shipments to be deleted.
[x] You can even select them all using the master checkbox in the list headers.
[x] Open the Select dropdown (top right corner, above the list) and select Delete selected lines
[x] A notification confirms how many shipments were deleted (bottom left corner)
[x] You can only delete Inbound Shipments with a status NEW
Creating a new manual Inbound Shipment
[x] Go to Replenishment -> Inbound Shipment
[x] Press the New Shipment button, in the top right corner
[x] A new window Suppliers opens, inviting you to select a supplier
[x] Select a supplier
[x] You can select your supplier from the list or you can type as much of a supplier name.
[x] Once you have selected the supplier, your Inbound shipment is created.
[x] You can edit the supplier if you've selected the wrong one by clicking on the dropdown in the Supplier Name field
[x] After creating Inbound shipment you can capture a supplier reference in the Supplier Ref field, if they have one.
View or edit the Inbound Shipment Information Panel
[x] You can open information panel by tapping on More button, located in the top right corner of the Inbound Shipment view.
[x] You can close it by tapping on X
[x] The information panel allows you to see or edit information about the inbound Shipment.
[x] It is divided into multiple sections such as : Additional info, Related Documents, Invoice Details, Transport Details.
[x] In Additional Info section you can:
[x] See who created the Inbound Shipment (name of the user)
[x] View and edit the Inbound Shipment color. To edit the color, tap on the coloured circle and select a color from the pop-up
[x] Write or edit a comment
[x] In the Related Documents section, you can see other related transaction document for the Inbound Shipment.
[x] If your Inbound Shipment was created to fulfil a Internal Order, the reference number of your order would appear in this section.
[x] There may be included other documents in the future
[x] Invoice Details
[x] In this section, you will see by default the total cost price of the items listed in the Inbound Shipment.
[x] You can also add a Service charges if you wish to add other charges such as Freight Costs.
[x] Tap on the Edit Service Charges button. A new window opens.
[x] Tap on the Add charge button on the new window. A new line appears in the list of charges. You tap on Cancel if you do not wish to add anything.
[x] You can also edit the tax rate for the cost price in this section.
[ ] Transport Details
[ ] In this section, you can see or edit a transport reference number (eg. booking or a tracking reference number)
[x] Inbound Shipment Status Sequence
[x] The status sequence is located at the bottom left corner of the Inbound Shipment screen.
[x] New: This is the first status when you create a new manual Inbound Shipment.
[x] Picked: Supplier has confirmed that shipment is picked and ready to ship (applies only to automatically created shipment)
[x] Shipped: Shipment has been shipped and goods are now in transit (applies only to automatically created shipments)
[x] Delivered: When you confirm that the shipment has been delivered
[x] Verified: When you have verified the inbound shipment.
[x] Two of the status values will be only applied to automatically created shipments. These are created by system when another store in the system creates an outbound shipment to deliver stock to your store.
[x] If this happens then you will see alert on the top of the page.
[x] The Hold checkbox is located on the bottom of the corner, on the left of the status sequence
[x] Check the Hold checkbox prevents the Inbound Shipment from being updated to the next status.
[x] The Close Button can be used to quit the Inbound Shipment view and return to the Inbound Shipment list.
[x] The confirm Button is the button to update the status of a shipment.
[x] You don't need to update a shipment to next status in the sequence . You can skip some of them directly and Confirm Verified for example.
🧪 Testing
OMS version: V2.3RC8 mSupply version: V7.17 Platform: Desktop app/android
Viewing Inbound Shipments
[x] Go to the Replenishment menu in the navigation panel
[x] Click on Inbound Shipment
[x] First thing you see is a list of existing Inbound Shipments.
[x] The Inbound Shipments list is divided into 8 columns:
Name
Status
Number
Created
Delivered
Comment
Reference
Total
[x] The list can display a fixed number of shipments per page. On the bottom left corner, you can see how many shipments are currently displayed on your screen.
[x] If you have more shipments than the current limit, you can navigate to the other pages by clicking on the page number or using the right of left arrows (bottom right corner).
[x] You can also select a different number of rows to show per page using the option at the bottom right of the page.
Search by Supplier Name
Exporting Inbound Shipments
Delete an Inbound Shipment
Delete selected lines
NEW
Creating a new manual Inbound Shipment
Supplier Name
fieldSupplier Ref
field, if they have one.View or edit the Inbound Shipment Information Panel
More
button, located in the top right corner of the Inbound Shipment view.X
Add charge
button on the new window. A new line appears in the list of charges. You tap onCancel
if you do not wish to add anything.Hold checkbox
is located on the bottom of the corner, on the left of the status sequenceHold
checkbox prevents the Inbound Shipment from being updated to the next status.Close
Button can be used to quit the Inbound Shipment view and return to the Inbound Shipment list.confirm
Button is the button to update the status of a shipment.Confirm Verified
for example.