Preassign Lots
Select this field to allow the assignment of lot numbers when a PO or transfer line or a job is created, rather than waiting until the order is received or the job has completed.
For more information, see Preassigning Lot Numbers.
If you clear this field and preassigned lots exist, all preassigned lots are deleted when you save your changes.
On the Inventory Parameters form, this field is enabled when Lot Tracking is selected.
On the PO Quick Entry form, this field's value defaults from the Items or Multi-Site Items form.
On the Job Orders form, this field is enabled when Lot Tracked is selected for the item on the Items or Multi-Site Items form, the job status is set to firm, and Rework is not selected.
On other forms, this field is enabled when Lot Tracked is selected for the item on the Items or Multi-Site Items form.
When setting the default value for this field, consider these points:
- If you select Preassign Lots on the Inventory Parameters form, then by default it is selected for each new item on the Items or Multi-Site Items form.
- Select or clear Preassign Lots for an item on the Items or Multi-Site Items form to create the default setting for that item. Then when you specify that item on the Purchase Order Lines, Purchase Order Blanket Lines, Purchase Order Blanket Releases, or Job Orders form, the Preassign Lots field is set to the default on that form. If Preassign Lots is selected at the item level, then this field is read-only and you must use preassigned lots when creating the order line/releases or jobs. If the field is not selected by default, you can choose to select it for individual items on these forms.