If products are set up to require inbound serial numbers, you need to enter the serial numbers during receiving the products into stock. You can receive products with serial numbers by entering the numbers in any of the following locations:
When receiving products, you normally enter product serial numbers from the Status window of a purchase order, while already there to change the status. After you enter all serial numbers on either the Status or Body windows, use the Serial Number Entry dialog box to edit serial numbers.
To enter serial numbers on the purchase order Status window:
From the Purchase menu, select Purchase Order Entry and display the purchase order for the items without serial numbers.
Click the Status tab to display the Status window.
In the Order Status field, change the status from Open to Received and click OK at the prompt to verify that you want to receive the items.
When prompted to Enter Serial Numbers Now, click OK to display the Serial Number Entry dialog box.
Enter the product serial number information, save your entries, and exit the window.
When receiving products you can also enter or edit serial numbers from the Scheduling window for a purchase order. Use this method if you were unable to enter the serial numbers on the Body or Status windows while receiving the purchase order. This method lets you enter or edit serial numbers later, which is useful if you did not have the serial numbers at hand, or did not enter them during receiving.
To enter serial numbers on the purchase order Scheduling window:
From the Purchase menu, select Purchase Order Entry to display the purchase order for the items without serial numbers.
Select the product and select Schedule from the Line Item menu to display the Scheduling window.
With the correct ship date selected, select Serial Numbers from the Edit menu to display the Serial Number Entry dialog box.
Enter the product serial number information, save your entries, and exit the window.
When receiving products, you can enter or edit serial numbers on a product's Inventory History Ledger. Use this method to enter or edit the serial numbers later, when you do not know the purchase order number, but do know the product.
To enter serial numbers on a product's Inventory History Ledger:
From the Orders > Inquiries menu, select Inventory History Ledger to display the Inventory History Ledger window.
In the Product field, enter the product name or product ID.
With the correct transaction selected, select Serial Number Entry from the File menu to open the Serial Number Entry dialog box.
Enter the product serial number information, save your entries, and exit the window.
Save your changes and exit the Inventory History ledger window.
See Also:
Entering Product Serial Numbers