Attaching Serial Numbers to Work Order Finished Products

Use the Work Order Processing Maintenance screen to specify when to prompt for serial numbers and the format to use when the system assigns serial numbers to the work order product.

To attach serial numbers to a work order finished product:

  1. From the Maintenance menu, select Product to display the Product Maintenance window.

  2. Select a work order product record.

  3. From the Additional Data menu, select Work Order Processing to display the Work Order Processing Maintenance dialog box.

  4. Complete the following fields:

Field

Description

Prompt SN# on In Step

Identifies the point in the process when the system prompts for serial numbers:

  • Default Inprocess Complete

  • Inprocess Only

  • Complete Only

Serial Number Mask

A set of characters at the beginning of a serial number that identify a particular product. The system assigns each product this identifier, followed by a series of unique numbers, upon completion of the process.

Do one of the following:

  • Set up your system to Closedincrement serial numbers.

    Use the following criteria to format a serial number to increment in your system :

    • Enclose the serial number mask within quotation marks (' or ").

    • Separate incremental information with dashes (-).

    • Use A for alphabetical increments.

    • Use # for numeric increments.

    For example, entering "BR549"-###-AAA assigns the serial number BR549-000-AAA to the first product, BR549-000-AAB,to the second, and so forth.

  • Assign serial numbers manually, leave this field blank.

A serial number can have a maximum of 20 alphanumeric characters, not including the quotation marks and dashes used to establish the serial number mask format.

We recommend that you not change this mask once you begin production of the finished product, as this may result in duplications.

After you enter the Serial Number Mask, the system displays the first number in the series and the maximum number of serial numbers that will appear in the current series. The system also displays the last assigned number once you begin processing work orders.

Note: You must indicate whether you are using Serial Numbers for individual branches.

  1. Save the information and exit the dialog box.