To set up a product for serial numbers:The following are the control maintenance records and authorization keys that are used for product serial numbers. For a complete description, click on the link. The additional setup listed is also required.
Prompt For Serial Numbers On Sales Orders With A Ship Ticket Status
Require Auth To Process Sales Order With Open Serial Numbers
Each product that requires serial numbers must be set up using the Product Price Maintenance screen. Specify how serial numbers are handled when receiving and selling the product.
To set up a product for serial numbers:
From the Files menu, select Product to display the Product Maintenance screen.
In the Product ID field, enter the product's ID.
Display the product and use the Prices hot key to open the Product Price Maintenance screen.
In the Ser #? field for each branch, press F10 and indicate how serial numbers are handled:
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Code |
Description |
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I |
Inbound & Outbound - The system prompts for a serial number when receiving the product. When selling the product, the shipping ticket has a reminder to write down the serial number. |
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A |
Inbound & Automatic Outbound - The system prompts for a serial number when receiving the product. When selling the product, the system assigns the lowest serial number and prints it on the pick ticket. |
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D |
Inbound & Outbound by Date - The system prompts for a serial number when receiving the product. When selling the product, the system assigns the oldest serial number and prints it on the pick ticket. |
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R |
Returns & Outbound Only - The system prompts for a serial number only when receiving the product as a return. When selling the product, the shipping ticket has a reminder to write down the serial number. |
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O |
Outbound Only - The system does not prompt when receiving the product. When selling the product, the shipping ticket has a reminder to write down the serial number. |
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N |
No Serial Tracking - The product has no serial numbers. |
Press Esc to save and close the Product Price Maintenance screen.
Press Esc until you close the Product Maintenance screen. When prompted, enter an appropriate Reason for Change to the product record.
If your business forms are custom programmed by the system, the pick tickets can have the automatically assigned numbers printed on the form. When using custom forms with manually assigned numbers, the forms can provide space for the picker to hand write the serial number on a pick ticket.
To print ship tickets for orders that contain open serial numbers, you must be assigned the SERIAL.OVRD authorization key to complete the printing process.
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