To enter a product serial number:Use the Serial Number Entry screen to view, enter, or edit product serial numbers. You can use the screen 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 Prompt For Serial Numbers When Processing Any Type Of Order control maintenance record is set to Y.
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 Prompt For Serial Numbers When Processing Any Type Of Order control maintenance record is set to Y.
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 an invoice number prompt.
Enter an invoice or purchase order number that has open serial numbers to display the Serial Number Entry screen.
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Field |
Description |
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Desc |
The product's description. |
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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. |
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Qty Ord |
The quantity ordered. |
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Qty Recd |
The quantity received. Displays for inbound only. |
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Qty Shpd |
The quantity shipped. Displays for outbound only. |
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Serial # |
The serial number, for each product in the numbered list. |
In the Serial # field for each product listed, enter or edit the serial number. Serial numbers can be up to 15 characters long.
Note: With the cursor on an empty serial number field, press F10 to view the Open Serial Numbers screen. This lists the numbers already assigned to the product items in stock. If entering an inbound number, do not duplicate a number listed. If entering an outbound number, select a number from the list.
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 which the pick location the system assigns for the product. To track serial numbers by location, the Store Serial Numbers By Location control maintenance record must be set to Y.
Use the following hot keys as needed.
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To... |
Use this hot key... |
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enter a group of serial numbers, instead of entering each individually |
Ser# Range Opens the Serial Number Range screen, if any numbers are unassigned. |
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view a list of transactions associated with the selected serial number |
Ser# Hist Opens Serial Number History screen. |
Press Esc.
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