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title: "Receiving Job Execution"
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description: "How do I complete a Receiving Job Execution, and what is a Receiving Job Execution? Simple guides on them to help with understanding its role within Canary7"
updated: 2025-10-24T09:38:49Z
published: 2025-10-24T09:38:49Z
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# Receiving Job Execution

# 📥 Understanding Receiving

### **What is Receiving?**

**Receiving** in **Canary7** marks the starting point of the **goods-in process**. It involves scanning, verifying, and registering the arrival of goods into the warehouse system, ensuring that items are correctly recorded, discrepancies are addressed, and inventory is made ready for storage.

Once completed, the stock becomes visible in inventory and, where applicable, can trigger automated **Putaway Job Executions** depending on the selected **Receiving Profile**.

## 🔑 Key Functions of the Receiving Process

- **📦 Capture Receipt Data** – Scan or enter key details such as item codes, quantities, suppliers, and delivery info.
- **✅ Verify Against Orders** – Ensure that the received items match expected quantities and data from purchase orders or receipt headers.
- **🔁 Profile-Driven Automation** – Automatically trigger downstream actions (like Putaway Jobs) based on the **Receiving Profile** selected.
- **📊 Inventory Updates** – As items are checked in, inventory levels are updated in **Canary7** (and your ERP, if integrated).
- **⚠️ Discrepancy Handling** – Shortages, overages, or damaged goods can be identified and flagged during receiving.

### **📂 Accessing the Receiving Screen**

1. Open the **Navigation Menu**.
2. In the search bar, type **"Receiving"** and click the result. **OR**
3. Navigate directly to: **Receiving > Receiving** from the sidebar.

## How to Use Receiving

## 🧭 Selecting a Receiving Profile

![receiving](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1666460014277.png)

Before scanning items, select the appropriate **Receiving Profile** from the dropdown. This determines the workflow and automation used.

Common profiles include:

- **Standard Receiving**
- **Returns Receiving**

🔧 *Need to create a new profile?* [Add a Receiving Profile](https://help.canary7.com/docs/receiving-profile#add-receiving-profile)

## 🔁 Receiving Processes

There are two core types of receiving flows in Canary7:

### 1️⃣ Check and Put

This process involves scanning and verifying items at receiving, then assigning them to a **container** that will later be put away via a **Putaway Job Execution**.

#### ✅ Best for:

- High-volume deliveries
- Complex warehouse zones
- Space planning / batching of goods

#### 🔍 Key Characteristics:

- Items are containerized at receiving
- Putaway happens as a separate job
- Suitable for delayed or grouped putaway

### 2️⃣ Check and Locate

This process involves scanning and verifying items, then **immediately putting them away** to their designated location — all in one continuous step.

#### ✅ Best for:

- Fast-moving stock
- Time-sensitive goods
- Simple warehouse layouts

#### 🔍 Key Characteristics:

- Immediate putaway upon check-in
- No Staging or holding area
- Direct entry of **location** during the process

### 📋 Steps to Receive Items

To use receiving, the following steps are required

1. **Scan or Enter the Receipt Number**

![enter receipt num](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/enter%20receipt%20num.png)
2. **Scan or Enter the Item**

![enter item(1)](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/enter%20item(1).png)
3. **Select the Unit of Measure (UoM)**

  

*(You may be prompted for barcode scan after selecting)*

![unit of measure](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/unit%20of%20measure.png)
4. **Enter the Check-In Quantity**

![enter quantity](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/enter%20quantity.png)
5. **You will then be prompted to scan onto a container**

## 🚀 Check-In Locate – Step-by-Step

If your profile is set to **Check-In Locate**, follow these steps:

1. **Scan/Enter a Container** and click **Create Container**

![enter container(1)](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1666460225484.png)
2. Select a **Shipment Container Type** and click **Create**

![select container type](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1666460214413.png)
3. **Enter the Location** and click **Submit**

![enter location](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1666460238190.png)
4. Click on the **Next** Button ![Next Button](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/Next%20Button.png) to continue.
5. Enter the label quantity, if no label is needed, type 0.

![label quantity(1)](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1666460275924.png)

Now click the Check-in button![CheckIn button](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/CheckIn%20button.png), and the product is ready to be Putaway

## 🧊 Check and Put – Step-by-Step

If your profile uses **Check and Put**, follow these steps:

1. After entering quantity and item details, you will be **assigned a location** You will then be prompted to enter the Check Digit (If enabled).

![enter location check digit](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1666460334504.png)
2. Enter the **Label Quantity**

  

*(Enter* `0` *if labels are not required)*

![label quantity(1)](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1666460388601.png)
3. Enter the **Number of Pieces**

![number of pieces](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1666460414297.png)

1. Review your entries, then click **Check In**

✅ This completes the receiving step. The physical putaway will be executed later via a separate Putaway Job.

## 🎥 Video Tutorial: How to Check-In Items

### [How to Check-in Items.mp4](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Check-in%20Items.mp4)

The process of placing the product in a temporary location until needed to be moved to another location.