# Record an inventory receipt

Prepare an inventory receipt with the material and quantity explicitly identified. This gives you a chance to check the details before stock records change.

Help me receive inventory. Ask for the material code, quantity, unit, and cost details, then prepare the receipt for my approval before changing stock.

[Try this prompt](https://app.millbase.ca/try-prompt?prompt=Help+me+receive+inventory.+Ask+for+the+material+code%2C+quantity%2C+unit%2C+and+cost+details%2C+then+prepare+the+receipt+for+my+approval+before+changing+stock.)

## When to use it

Materials have arrived and the physical receipt has been checked.

## What you need

An existing material, the received quantity and cost details, and inventory permissions.

## What you’ll get

- The resolved inventory item and receipt details to review.

- An approval action before the receipt changes recorded inventory.

## How to use it

Open the prompt in Millbase, sign up or sign in if needed, then review the editable draft before sending.

Match the quantity to the item's configured unit. A receipt in sheets should not be entered as square feet without the correct conversion.