Expand Serial Numbers

Select this field (the default) to allow serial numbers to expand to 30 characters when there is a character value in the serial number. Clear this field to prevent expansion of serial numbers. When you update this field, all users must log out and back in before the new value takes effect in the system.

CAUTIONS: If you want the system to automatically generate serial numbers for you, you must select the Expand S/N field. If you enter a prefix in the S/N Prefix field, the serial number will be 30 characters. If you do not enter a prefix in the S/N Prefix field, the serial number will be the next available number. For example, if the last serial number was 123, the next one will be 124.

If you clear the Expand S/N field, you have to manually create serial numbers.

Do not mix expanded and unexpanded serial numbers. Doing so increases the difficulty of finding any particular number by filtering.

See Example: Expand Serial Numbers for more information.