Lot and serial registration in handling unit structures
Registration of lot and serial numbers is done manually if the handling unit structure is:
- Based on a package definition
- Manually created before the lot or serial numbers were registered for the associated line
There is also a procedure to automatically generate lot or serial numbers for handling unit structures.
In handling unit structures, registration of lot or serial numbers is only allowed at the bottom level handling units, because this reflects the actual whereabouts of the lot or serialized items within the handling unit structure. The easiest way to register lot or serial numbers for a bottom level handling unit is to select it in the Handling Unit Tree and click in the toolbar.
You are not required to register lot or serial numbers for each of the bottom level child handling units, but:
- Each of the items within the bottom level handling units for which you do register must be provided with a lot or serial number.
- You must register the remaining lot or serial numbers for the associated line if no lot or serial numbers were present on the associated line before registering the lot or serial numbers for the handling units.
The lot and serial numbers generated for the handling units are updated on the associated lines.
Example
A handling unit structure associated with a receipt line with a quantity of 40 serialized items consists of a top level handling unit of type Pallet and four bottom level handling units of type Box. Each of the Boxes contains 10 serialized items.
You are not required to register serial numbers for each of the Boxes, but you must register 10 serial numbers for each Box that you do register.
Consider the following situations:
Situation A
No serial numbers were registered for the receipt line prior to creating the handling unit structure. You register serial numbers for two of the Boxes in the Handling Unit Stock Point Details (whwmd5136m000) session. Now you must register the remaining serial numbers for the receipt line in the Receipt Line Stock Point Details (whinh3123m200) session. When you open this session, the 20 serial numbers you just registered for the handling units are displayed. If you do not register serial numbers for any of the Boxes, you must register 40 serial numbers for the receipt line.
Situation B
You registered the serial numbers for the receipt line prior to creating the handling unit structure, which was based on a package definition. You can register serial numbers for any of the child handling units using the Split Line for Serials command in the Handling Unit Stock Point Details (whwmd5136m000) session. No further action required.
Situation C
You registered the serial numbers for the receipt line prior to creating the handling unit structure as described in Automatic generation of lot and serial numbers for handling units. The lot or serial numbers are automatically allocated to the child handling units. No further action required.