fix: purchase return without item code not working (#39014)

erpnext/accounts/doctype/purchase_invoice/test_purchase_invoice.py

@@ -1985,6 +1985,26 @@ class TestPurchaseInvoice(FrappeTestCase, StockTestMixin):
 
 		self.assertEqual(pi.items[0].cost_center, "_Test Cost Center Buying - _TC")
 
+	def test_debit_note_without_item(self):
+		pi = make_purchase_invoice(item_name="_Test Item", qty=10, do_not_submit=True)
+		pi.items[0].item_code = ""
+		pi.save()
+
+		self.assertFalse(pi.items[0].item_code)
+		pi.submit()
+
+		return_pi = make_purchase_invoice(
+			item_name="_Test Item",
+			is_return=1,
+			return_against=pi.name,
+			qty=-10,
+			do_not_save=True,
+		)
+		return_pi.items[0].item_code = ""
+		return_pi.save()
+		return_pi.submit()
+		self.assertEqual(return_pi.docstatus, 1)
+
 
 def set_advance_flag(company, flag, default_account):
 	frappe.db.set_value(
@@ -2121,6 +2141,7 @@ def make_purchase_invoice(**args):
 		"items",
 		{
 			"item_code": args.item or args.item_code or "_Test Item",
+			"item_name": args.item_name,
 			"warehouse": args.warehouse or "_Test Warehouse - _TC",
 			"qty": args.qty or 5,
 			"received_qty": args.received_qty or 0,

erpnext/controllers/sales_and_purchase_return.py

@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ def make_return_doc(
 			if default_warehouse_for_sales_return:
 				target_doc.warehouse = default_warehouse_for_sales_return
 
+		if source_doc.item_code:
 			item_details = frappe.get_cached_value(
 				"Item", source_doc.item_code, ["has_batch_no", "has_serial_no"], as_dict=1
 			)