# Fishbowl: "Cannot unissue this order—items already received"

> You're trying to unissue a purchase order, but items from it have already been received into inventory.

## What it means
You're attempting to unissue a purchase order that has items marked as received. In Fishbowl, once items are received into inventory against a PO, the order enters a state where unissuing is blocked. Reversing the order at that point would create a mismatch between what you physically have and what your records say you ordered.

## What to check
- Confirm whether items from this PO appear in a receipt record
- Check the current order status (what state is it in?)
- If you need to reverse the order, you'll typically need to reverse or delete the associated receipt records first
- Verify whether all items were received or only some

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*From Israel Lopez Consulting (ILC). Custom Fishbowl Inventory integrations and software, and Fishbowl experts since 2015. Written by Israel Lopez. Questions about this topic, or want to reach the people who wrote it? Visit https://israellopezconsulting.com/contact*