Lot control (not in inventory)

Lot control (not in inventory) is a type of lot control, intended for high-volume, low-value items. The functionality for lot control (not in inventory) is similar to the functionality for high-volume serialized items. To activate Lot not in Inventory, clear the Lots in Inventory check box in the Items - Warehousing (whwmd4500m000) session.

If you apply lot control (not in inventory) for an item:

  • LN does not record the inventory for each combination of lot and warehouse, and location.
  • You can record information about each lot, such as lot number, buy-from business partner, manufacturer, and certificate number-information that is used for quality assurance.
  • For inbound and outbound transactions, depending on parameter settings, you can register which lots were involved in the transaction. For more information, refer to, Lot registration.
  • Lot tracking is possible, but only insofar as lot numbers and quantities have been entered for various transactions. Lot tracking does not check the consistency between the total quantity received versus the total issued quantity.
  • Lot pricing is impossible. No financial information or inventory-valuation information is available on lot level.
To generate lot codes

If you need a new lot number, you can enter a lot number manually, or generate a lot number according to a user-defined mask. For more information, refer to, refer to Lot registration.

If the Generate Lots Automatically check box in the Warehousing Order Types (whinh0110m000) session had been selected, LN automatically generates lots wherever needed, for example, upon receipt of goods.

Print labels

During the outbound process, you can take any lot from the warehouse, but in the relevant outbound lot and serial registration sessions, you must enter which lot you picked. Use clear print labels to obtain the lot number of the picked lot. For more information, refer to, refer to Lot registration.

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