Setting Up Serial Number Processing

A serial number can be assigned to each item. This number can be used in tracking the item through the system. To set up serial number processing:

On the Inventory Parameters form, set up these global parameters for all inventory items. Some of these values can be overridden for specific items or transactions.
- S/N Track
- Expand S/N
- Use Existing Serials
- S/N Prefix
On the Items form, for each serial-tracked item, set these parameters:
- S/N Track
- S/N Prefix
Use inventory receiving transactions such as Miscellaneous Receipt or Purchase Order Receiving to add the serial-tracked items to your inventory, adding serial numbers for the items through the Serial Numbers tab on these forms.

Note:

When receiving, issuing or creating inventory, all serial-tracked items must be assigned a serial number. The forms for these transactions include a Serial Numbers tab or area that is enabled when you enter a serial-tracked item.
Serial numbers can be reused.
To view all activity against a serial number, run the Transactions by Serial Number Report.