Sometimes you may have to create a special issue to receive that occur outside of the standard publication pattern. To do this you need to do the following:
Create an issuance for the special edition
Click on the name of your special issue in the list of issuances
Click the New Items button
Enter the appropriate information
The item is now ready to receive. If you complete the Date Received field and change the status to received then it will receive the issue but it won't create the associated copy record whereas if you leave it blank and receive the item through the Serials Control View or Batch Receive function you can create the Copy Record at that time.