Entering Serial Numbers During RF Processes

In the RF Warehouse Management system, when you receive or pick a product that is serial number-tracked, you must enter serial numbers for the items during the process.

Use the Serial Number Entry screen or Serial Number Range screen in RF Warehouse Management to enter a list of open serial numbers for each item. On the Serial Number Entry screen, you must enter each item's serial number individually. On the Serial Number Range screen, you can enter a range of serial numbers to apply to a group of items so that you do not have to enter each serial number separately.

To enter serial numbers for individual items during an RF process:

Depending on the task you are working on, display one of the following:

From the Warehouse Management > RF Applications > RF Main Menu, select Recv Put Away to display the Directed Put Away screen.
From the Warehouse Management > RF Applications > RF Main Menu, select Picking to display the Pick In Process screen.

Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.

Begin putting away or picking the product.

If the product you are handling is serial number-tracked, the Serial Number Entry screen displays, with the product description, purchase order ID, quantity received, and put away or pick location.

To enter serial numbers for the product you are handling, do one of the following for each item:

If the item has a serial number bar code, scan it.
For each item that does not have a serial number bar code, enter a serial number for the item. You can use a combination of alphanumeric characters, such as ABC123.

The system warns you if you are about to enter a serial number already in use. At the continue prompt, enter N to assign a different serial number.

Press Esc to save updates and return to the Directed Put Away or Pick In Process screen, as applicable.

To enter serial numbers for a group of items during an RF process:

Depending on the task you are working on, display one of the following:

From the Warehouse Management > RF Applications > RF Main Menu, select Recv Put Away to display the Directed Put Away screen.
From the Warehouse Management > RF Applications > RF Main Menu, select Picking to display the Pick In Process screen.

Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.

Begin putting away or picking the product.

If the product you are handling is serial number-tracked, the Serial Number Entry screen displays, with the product description, purchase order ID, quantity received, and put away or pick location.

Use the Range hot key to display the Serial Number Range screen.
In the Starting Number field, enter the beginning serial number for the items.

If the first item has a serial number bar code, scan it.
For each group of items that does not have serial number bar codes, manually enter the serial number. You can use a combination of alphanumeric characters, such as ABC123.

The system warns you if you are about to enter a serial number already in use. At the continue prompt, enter N to assign a different serial number.

In the Ending Number field, enter the last serial number for the items.

If the last item has a serial number bar code, scan it.
For each group of items that does not have serial number bar codes, manually enter the serial number. You can use a combination of alphanumeric characters, such as ABC123.

If you leave this field blank, the system assigns the ending number based on the number of items you are handling.

In the Increase By field, enter the increment you want the system to increase the serial number by.

For example:

If you have 5 items to enter serial numbers for, enter ABC123 for the starting number and ABC127 for the ending number. Enter 1 for the increment. The assigned serial numbers are then:

ABC123
ABC124
ABC125
ABC126
ABC127

Press Esc to save updates and return to the Serial Number Entry screen.

More Options for Entering Serial Numbers from RF

The Serial Number Entry screen also offers these options.

Hot Key	Function
Range	Displays the Serial Number Range screen. Use to enter a range of serial numbers to apply to a group of items so that you do not have to enter each serial number separately.
History	Displays the Serial Number History screen, which lists all transactions associated with the selected serial number.
Labels	Displays the Serial Label Print screen. Use this screen to print selected serial number labels. To print labels for selected serial numbers: Place the cursor on each serial number for which you want to print a label and press Enter. The system places an asterisk (*) by the selected serial numbers. Use the Labels hot key to display the Serial Label Print screen. To the left of each serial number, enter the quantity of labels to print for each serial number. The default is 1. Press Esc to print labels for the selected serial numbers. To print labels for all displayed serial numbers: Use the Labels hot key to display the Serial Label Print screen. To the left of each serial number, enter the quantity of labels to print for each serial number. The default is 1. Use the Print All hot key to print labels for all displayed serial numbers.