Use the Serial Number Entry dialog box to view, enter, or edit product serial numbers. You can use the dialog box for serial numbers on inbound products (those you are receiving into inventory) and outbound products (those you are selling).
If you have products that require serial numbers, the system might prompt you to enter them while you are completing the following tasks:
Receiving a purchase order,
if the
Receiving a purchase order, if the cursor is on a serialized product, or kit with a serialized product, for which serial numbers are not entered.
Invoicing a sales order, if
the
Invoicing a sales order, if the cursor is on a serialized product, or kit with a serialized product, for which serial numbers are not entered.
To enter a product serial number:
From the Orders menu, select Serial Number Entry to display the invoice ID prompt.
Enter an invoice or purchase order number that has open serial numbers and click OK to display the Serial Number Entry dialog box.
Note: You can also access the Serial Number Entry dialog box from the Line Item Scheduling dialog box when you are receiving items on a purchase order or when you are selling items on a sales order. From the Edit menu, select Serial Numbers. The Serial Number Entry dialog box displays for the product.
If necessary, select a product from the list.
The Serial Number Entry dialog box displays the following information:
|
Field |
Description |
|
Description |
The product's description. |
|
Order ID |
The order number. Displays a purchase order number (starts with P) for inbound serial numbers or a sales order number (starts with S) for outbound serial numbers. For more information, see Understanding Product Serial Number Order IDs. |
|
Qty Ordered |
The quantity ordered. |
|
Qty Received |
The quantity received. Displays for inbound only. |
|
Qty Shipped |
The quantity shipped. Displays for outbound only. |
|
Item # |
A numbered list corresponding to the quantity ordered requiring serial numbers. |
|
Serial Number |
The serial number for each product. |
In the Serial Number field for each item number listed, enter or edit the serial number. Serial numbers can be up to 15 characters long.
Note: On outbound serialized products, you can select from a list of serial numbers already assigned to the items in stock.
If your company tracks serial numbers by location, enter the location where the serialized product resides in your warehouse in the Location field.
If a product is set to auto-assign serial numbers
when the product is placed on an order, the serial number assigned is
specific to the allocated location from the pick location the system assigns
for the product. To track serial numbers by location, set the
Complete the following additional tasks, as necessary:
To... | Select... |
enter a group of serial numbers, instead of entering each individually | Edit > Set Serial Number Range Opens the Serial Number Range dialog box, if any numbers are unassigned. |
view a list of transactions associated with the selected serial number | Edit > Serial Number History |
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