To enter serial numbers on the purchase order Status screen: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 screen of a purchase order, while already there to change the status. You can also access serial number entry from the Body screen. After you enter all serial numbers on either the Status or Body screens, use the Serial Number Entry screen to edit serial numbers.
To enter serial numbers on the purchase order Status screen:
From the Purch menu, select Purchase Order Entry to display the purchase order Body screen.
Display the purchase order for the items without serial numbers.
Press Esc to display the Status screen.
In the Order Status field, change the status from Open to Received.
If prompted, enter Y to receive quantities for the date shown.
When prompted to Enter Serial Numbers Now (Y/N), enter Y to display the Serial Number Entry screen.
Enter the product serial number information and press Esc to return to the Status screen.
Press Esc to process the order.
When receiving products you can also enter or edit serial numbers on the Scheduling screen for a purchase order. Use this method if you were unable to enter the serial numbers on the Body or Status screens, 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 screen:
From the Purch menu, select Purchase Order Entry to display the Body screen.
Display the purchase order for the items without serial numbers.
Use the Sched hot key to display the Scheduling screen.
Select an order generation and use the Ser# Entry hot key to display the Serial Number Entry screen.
Enter the product serial number information and press Esc to return to the Scheduling screen.
Press Esc to return to the Body screen.
When receiving products, you can enter or edit serial numbers on a product's Inventory History Ledger. Similar to using the Scheduling screen, this method lets you enter or edit the serial numbers later. Use this method if 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 screen.
In the Desc field, enter the product description.
Select an order generation and use the Ser# Entry hot key to display the Serial Number Entry screen.
Enter the product serial number information and press Esc to return to the Inventory History Ledger screen.
Press Esc to clear the screen.
See Also:
Entering Product Serial Numbers