Managing main merchant returns

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My Returns lets you manage the returns as follows:

  • Create a return for the customer.
  • Set the return states.
  • Print the return slip.

Prerequisites

To start managing the returns for the main merchant, navigate to Sales > My Returns.

Each section contains reference information. Make sure to review it before you start or look up the necessary information as you go through the process.

Viewing returns for the main merchant

To view details about a return, in the Actions column of the return, click View.

This takes you to the Overview of Return: [Return reference] page, where you can view the return details, set the return statuses, and print the return slip.

Setting the main merchant return states

To set and track the return statuses, you trigger the return states.

To trigger the return states:

  1. On the Returns page, click View in the Actions column. This takes you to the Return Overview [Return reference].
  2. In the Trigger all matching state section of the Overview of Return: [Return reference] page, click the necessary state. The return state changes, and the new states that you can trigger appear. For information about the return item states and the flow, see Main merchant return item states.

Info

The triggered return states are reflected in the Customer Account on the Storefront, informing customers about the statuses of their returns.

Tips and tricks

To trigger the return states for all the items in the return, click the states at the Trigger all matching states field. To trigger the return states for individual items of the return, trigger the states in the Trigger event column for the necessary items.

Reference information: Setting the main merchant return states

This section holds reference information related to setting the marketplace return states.

My Returns page

On the Returns page, you see the following:

  • Return ID
  • Return reference
  • Marketplace order reference
  • Returned Products (number of the sales order items that were returned)
  • Return Date
  • State
  • Actions

By default, the last created return goes on top of the table. However, you can sort and search the List of Returns table.

All columns with headers having arrows in the My Returns table are sortable.

Actions column

All the return management options that you can invoke from the Actions column on the My Returns page are described in the following table.

ACTION DESCRIPTION
View Takes you to the Overview of Return: [Return reference] page. Here, you can find all the information about the chosen review.
Print Slip Takes you to the print version of the return slip.

Overview of Return: [Return Reference] page

The following tables describe the attributes on the Overview of Return: [Return reference] page when you view a return.

Returned items section

The returned items section displays information about the returned items.

ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION
Product List of all items included in the return.
Quantity Product quantity.
Price Product price.
Total Total amount paid for the item.
State Return state for the item. For more details, see Main merchant return states.
Trigger event List of the events to trigger for the return.
Trigger all matching states States that you can trigger for all items in the return at once.
Total section

The Total section displays the total amount of items to be returned.

General information section
ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION
Order Reference Reference number of the main merchant order.
Marketplace order reference Reference number of the marketplace order.
Return Reference Reference number of the return.
Return Date Date when the return was created.
Returned Items Number of items to be returned.
State State of the return.
Customer section
ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION
Customer reference Reference of the customer.
Name Customer name.
Email Customer’s email address.
Main merchant return item states

You can trigger the following states for the returns on the Overview of Return: [Return reference] page:

RETURN STATE DESCRIPTION
waiting for return Initial status of the return.
Execute return Select this state when you want to perform the return. When triggering this state, the return status is changed to returned.
Refund Select this state when you want to refund the returned item. When triggering this state, the return status is changed to refunded.
Cancel return Select this state when you want to cancel the submitted return. When triggering this state, the return status is changed to return canceled.
Send return back to customer Select this state when you shipped the returned item back to the customer. When triggering this state, the return status is changed to shipped to customer.
Deliver return Select this state when the return was delivered to customer. When triggering this state, the return status is changed to delivered.

Printing a main merchant return slip

For all returns, irrespective of their statuses, you can print the automatically generated return slip.

To print the return slip, take one of the following steps:

  • In the Actions column on the My Returns page, click Print slip.
  • On the Overview of Return: [Return reference] page, click Print Return Slip.

Any of these steps take you to the page with the print version of the return slip.