Setting up lot items

Step 1. Activate lot control

To use lot control in Warehousing, in the Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0500m000) details session, select the Lot Control in Use check box.

Step 2. Define lot item

Define an item and select the Lot Controlled check box in the Item Defaults (tcibd0102m000) session. You can define every type of item defined in LN as a lot item.

Step 3. Specify mask for lot number

If no mask is specified in the Lot Control Parameters (whltc0500m000) session, or LN cannot find an applicable mask, LN searches for an applicable mask in the Mask by Item/Item Group (tcibd4505m000) session.

If no specific mask can be found, LN uses the company's default mask.

Step 4. Select additional tracking

To track the orders by means of which lot items were received or issued, in the Item - Warehousing (whwmd4600m000) session, select the Lot Tracking check box.

Step 5. Select the type of lot control

In the Items - Warehousing (whwmd4500m000) or the Item - Warehousing (whwmd4600m000) session, specify the type of lot control to be used for the item. Select the Lots in Inventory check box to deploy the low volume scenario or clear this check box to deploy the high volume scenario. See Lot control (not in inventory) and Lot control.

Step 6. Select registration template

You can define registration templates to determine at which stage of the receipt process or issue process the lots must be registered.

If you cleared the Lots in Inventory check box in the Items - Warehousing (whwmd4500m000) or the Item - Warehousing (whwmd4600m000) session, you can also specify a template in the Lot and Serial Registration Template field. See Lot and serial registration templates.

Step 7. Select registration parameters

If you cleared the Lots in Inventory check box in the Items - Warehousing (whwmd4500m000) session, various parameters are available to enable the registration of lot codes. See High volume lot and serial registration parameters and Lot registration in the high volume scenario.

Step 8. Convert non-lot item to lot item - optional

In general, you can no longer change the lot-control setting after you receive or issue inventory for an item. To convert a non-lot item to a lot item or vice versa, use the Convert (to) Lot Item (whltc1202m000) session.

In the same session, you can convert an item with Lots in Inventory = Yes to Lots in Inventory = No, and vice versa.