Lost items in shipment

[DaveLK]

2006 M&W

Here is a new one for me. Received shipment from vendor. Box was broken and some components lost. I will get that part worked out with UPS and the vendor.

My puzzle is how to enter the accidently non received items and keep note of the missing parts (cost) while I sort this out.

If I mark the item as received how can I keep things straight? If I leave it blank I have a bill with the wrong total versus the invoice # and show the items as back ordered.

Post it note on the puter monitor?

Thanks
Dave

[rli]

Backorder them or recieve them, scrap them, then reorder them.

I'm not sure if this what you are looking for, I searched on 'purchase backorder', and this is one of the answers...

"On Purchase Orders
Backordered and Rcv'd columns will automatically appear after a purchase order has been partially received.

A backorder is the inventory on a purchase order that has not yet been received.

In QuickBooks this occurs when a purchase order has been sent, a partial shipment has been received, but you have not received the final shipment. The items on the purchase order that have not yet been received are considered to be on backorder.
Customize your purchase order template if you want to print the Backordered column.

Click Customize at the top right of the form to open the Customize Template window.
Select an appropriate template and then click Edit.
Click the Columns tab and place a check in the Print box for Backordered.
Click OK. "