Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000)

Field Information

Item

The item code of the serialized item.

In the details session you can:

• Enter the code of an item defined in the Items - Service (tsmdm2100m000) session for the basis of your serialized item.
• Enter an undefined code to create a new item (not defined in the Items - Service (tsmdm2100m000) session).

Note: 

You can leave this field empty if, in the Configuration Management Parameters (tscfg0100m000) session, the Empty Item Field Allowed check box is selected.

For batch repair work orders, you can only include the serialized items with status set to Defective.

The item must be of the type Serialized in the Inventory Planning module in Infor LN Common and Infor LN Service

Serial Number

The serial number of the serialized item.

Note: 

• If you create a serial number and, in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session, the Serialized check box is selected, the mask of the associated item group is used. Otherwise, the default mask set in the COM Parameters (tccom0000s000) session is used. The created number will not be shown in the Serialized Items (tcibd4501m000) session.
• If the Dummy Serial Number check box on the Item Control tab of the details session is selected, you can change the serial number by means of the Replace Dummy Serial Number (tscfg2210m700) session.

Alternate Serial Number

If business partners use their own serial numbers as an alternative to the item's manufacturer's one, the business partner's alternative is given in this field.

Note: In the Configuration Management Parameters (tscfg0100m000) session, the Display by Alternate Serial Numbers check box determines how LN browses when zooming to serialized items.

Installation Group

The installation group to which the top item is linked.

This field is automatically filled:

• If you link the serialized item to an Installation group in the Installations (tsbsc1110m000) session.
• If you link the serialized item to a physical breakdown of which the top serialized item is already linked to an Installation group.

Note: If you link a serialized item (that has a physical breakdown) to an Installation group, LN links all the serialized items in the physical breakdown to the same Installation group.

Installation Group

The name or description of the Installation group.

Creation Time

The time when the serialized item data is entered into LN.

Owner

The sold-to business partner who owns the serialized item.

Note: 

• If you link the top serialized item in a physical breakdown to an Installation group, LN enters the sold-to business partner of the Installation group in this field and disables the field.
• The serialized items that are related to the top serialized item have the same sold-to business partner.
• If the Installation group that the top serialized item is linked to has its Department field filled (in the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) dynamic session), this field will be empty and disabled. If you want to enable this field, clear the Department field in the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) session.
• You cannot change this value if the For Serialized Items check box is selected in the Contract Management Parameters (tsctm0100m000) session and modifying the value in this field changes the Owner or In-use-by BP of a Serialized Item that is linked to an active contract for that Business Partner.

Address

The address (code) of the sold-to business partner.

Contact Person

The contact of the sold-to business partner.

Work Center

The code of the work center. The serialized item is linked to the machine located at this work center.

Note: 

• This field is displayed only if in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session:
  • The Manufacturing (TI) check box is selected.
  • The Job Shop by Site field is set to Inactive or In Preparation.
• This field is enabled only if the Location Site is specified and the Owner is not specified.
• You must specify this value if the Machine Number is specified.
• This value cannot be modified if the serialized item is linked to a Planned Activity, Service Order Activity or a Work Order.

Machine Number

The code of the machine to which the serialized item is linked.

Note: 

• This field is displayed only if in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session:
  • The Manufacturing (TI) check box is selected.
  • The Job Shop by Site field is set to Inactive or In Preparation.
• This field is enabled only if the Location Site is specified and the Owner is not specified.
• You must specify this value if the Work Center is specified.
• You must specify a machine number that is not linked to another serialized item.
• This value cannot be modified if the serialized item is linked to a Planned Activity, Service Order Activity or a Work Order.

General

If this check box is selected, additional text regarding general details about the item has been created.

Note: You can print this text with the Print Serialized Items (tscfg2400m000) session.

Technical

If this check box is selected, additional text regarding technical details about the item has been created.

Note: You can print this text with the Print Serialized Items (tscfg2400m000) session.

Specification

If this check box is selected, additional text regarding item specifications has been created.

Note: You can print this text with the Print Serialized Items (tscfg2400m000) session.

Operations Department

The service department that usually carries out the activities on the serialized item.

Default value

If the serialized item is part of an Installation group, the default service department for the item will be the one assigned to the Installation group in the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) session.

Description

The name of the service department.

Calendar

The calendar that details the times when the serialized item is available for service or maintenance. LN uses the calendar when you release a service order.

Usage Class

The serialized item's usage class.

Note: If you generate a maintenance plan, LN only selects the maintenance concepts with the same usage class.

Priority

Indicates the priority of the serialized item. The priority can affect the response times in the Call Management module.

Note: Increasing the number decreases the priority.

Preferred Engineer Field Service

The service engineer preferred to perform the maintenance for the serialized item. LN defaults this value for the related service orders and service order activities.

Note: This field is applicable only if the Field Service check box is selected in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.

Description

The name of the preferred engineer.

Preferred Engineer Depot Repair

The service engineer preferred to perform the maintenance for the serialized item. LN defaults this value defaults this value for the related work orders and work order activities.

Note: 

This field is applicable if:

• The Depot Repair check box is selected in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.
• The Use Assignments in Work Orders check box is selected in the Work Order Parameters (tswcs0100m000) session.

Location Address

The (code of the) address where the serialized item is located.

Address

The serialized item's address details.

Location Information

An additional description of the location's address.

Example: the room number, floor, and building (in a large building complex).

Mobile

If this check box is selected, the serialized item is not fixed to a particular place, and can be moved. Example: a mobile crane.

Technical Contact

The person at the customer's location who is responsible for technical correspondence regarding the serialized item.

Planned Until Time

The latest planned finish time of an existing planned activity for the serialized item.

Note: 

• This field is always disabled.
• The date of the Planned Until Time must fall within the effective period of this serialized item.

Serialized Item Group

The serialized-item group that the serialized item can be classified into.

Note: 

• If the Serialized Item Group check box in the Configuration Management Parameters (tscfg0100m000) session is selected, this value must be specified.
• This value can be modified only if the Coverage Contract is not specified in the Coverage tab.

Dummy Serial Number

If this check box is selected, the serialized items has a dummy serial number.

Note: 

• Use the Replace Dummy Serial Number (tscfg2210m700) session to change the (dummy) serial number.
• If you clear this check box and save the record, you cannot change the serial number anymore.

Revision

The identification of any revisions of the serialized item.

Note: 

This field is enabled only if:

• Engineering Revisions Active check box is selected in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.
• The item is revision controlled.

You cannot modify this field if:

• The serialized item is covered by a service contract (that is, the Cost Coverage field set to either Covered or to Covered & Used for Definition), and is present on a contract configuration line.
• The serialized item is present in the physical breakdown structure.
• Top serialized item is present in the Installation group.
• Item must be lot controlled (tcibd0501m000).
• Revision must have status approved by production (tiedm1100m000) and copied to Production Item 360 (timfc1500m000).
• Item must be in inventory (whltc1100m000).

Weight

The weight of the serialized item.

Default value

The weight of the item specified in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session. If the weight is not specified, this field remains empty.

Note: You can change the weight if required.

Weight

If the weight for the item is filled in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session, this is the weight unit of the item.

If the weight is not filled in for the item, the base unit for weight that is defined in the MCS Parameters (tcmcs0500m000) session is displayed.

Material

The material of which the serialized item is made.

Default value

The material specified for the item in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session. If the material is not specified, this field remains empty.

Note: You can change the material if required.

Size

The size of the serialized item.

Default value

The size specified for the item in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session. If the size is not specified, this field remains empty.

Note: You can change the size if required.

RFID Structure

The ID of the RFID structure.

Label Layout

The code of the label layout.

Asset Tag

The tag used for recognising the asset.

Standard

The standard that applies to the serialized item.

Default value

The standard specified for the item in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session. If the standard is not specified, this field remains empty.

Note: You can change the standard if required.

Item Picture

The picture that is defaulted from the Items (tcibd0501m000) session.

Serialized Item Picture

The picture that is defaulted from the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) session. You can add or modify picture of Serialized Item.

Business Partner

The buy-from business partner from whom the serialized item was purchased.

Name

The name of the business partner.

Sales Value

The sales price of the serialized item. This price is used to determine the price of a service contract, service-contract quote or service-order quote if the pricing method is Sales Value of Configuration.

Sales Value

The reference currency defined in the Companies (tcemm1170m000) session.

Delivery Time

The date that the serialized item is delivered by the buy-from business partner. If a warranty of type Supplier applies to the serialized item, this date is used as the starting date for the warranty.

Installation Time

The date on which the serialized item is installed and in operation. If a warranty applies to the serialized item and the warranty type is Own, this date is used as the start date of the warranty.

Note: This date must be on or after the delivery date.

Manufacturer

The manufacturer of the serialized item.

Description

The name of the manufacturer of the serialized item.

Specification A

Additional specification of the serialized item.

Specification B

Additional specification of the serialized item.

Manufacturing Date

The production date of the serialized item.

Effectivity Unit

effectivity unit

Machine Type

For internal maintenance, you can define a machine as a serialized item.

Note: 

• If the serialized item is owned by an external business partner, you cannot specify a machine. Machines can only be defined for internal ownership (empty sold-to BP property).
• If Manufacturing is not implemented, this field is inactive.
• The machine must be linked to the department. Refer to the Machines (Machine Types) (tirou0102m000) session.

Project

The project from which the serialized item is derived.

When you copy project breakdown structures to a physical breakdown, the project code, as well as the original element or activity, is stored for each serialized item that is created.

Note: If you run the Copy Project Breakdown Structure (tscfg2210m200) session, the project is entered here. This can be used if the costs for service activities must be accounted to a project.

Project Element/Activity

The element or activity of the project from which the serialized item was derived (with the Copy Project Breakdown Structure (tscfg2210m200) session).

Originating Order Type

The order type based on which the serialized item is created.

Allowed values

Deliverable

Project

Sales Order

Not Applicable

Originating Order

The type of order from which the serialized item is created.

Originating Order Line

The type of order line from which the serialized item is created.

Top Item

The item code of the highest-level serialized item in the physical-breakdown structure, to which this serialized item belongs.

Note: 

• The top serialized item is displayed in this field after its status is set to Active.
• Each time the physical breakdown is changed, the top serialized item is updated.

Rentable

If this check box is selected, the serialized item is rentable equipment.

Note: 

• This check box is displayed only if the Equipment as a Service check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
• This check box is enabled only if the Equipment item type is used.
• You can specify the rentable equipment data on the Rental tab only if this check box is selected.

Track GPS Location

If this check box is selected, LN tracks the GPS location of the serialized item.

Actual Location Address

The code of the address where the rentable serialized item is located.

Description

The description or name of the code.

In Use by Employee

The code of the internal employee to whom the rentable serialized item is issued (loaned).

Full Name

The description or name of the code.

Rental Agreement

The default code of the rental agreement for the rentable serialized item.

Business Partner

The code of the external business partner to whom the rentable serialized item is issued (rented out).

Description

The description or name of the code.

Address

The code of the address for the external business partner.

Serial Number

The serial number of the topmost serialized item in this item's physical breakdown.

Status

The status of the serialized item's physical breakdown.

Allowed values

Startup

The serialized item is in the startup stage.

Superseded

The serialized item of a PBS is superseded by a new item.

Active

The serialized item is active.

Revision

The serialized item is in the revision stage.

Defective

The serialized item is defective.

Working Condition

The serialized item is in working condition.

To be Recycled

The serialized item is ready to be recycled.

Removed

The serialized item is removed.

Not Applicable

Note: If the serialized item is a child item in a physical breakdown, its status cannot be set. Only the status of the top most serialized item can be set.

Note: If this check box is cleared, the Status of the serialized item is not displayed in the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) session. You can set the status for serialized items that are received back in the warehouse to Defective.

You can change the status of a range of Installation groups to Active with the Activate Installations (tscfg2210m500) session, which will set all serialized items in those Installation groups to Active.

If an item's status is:

• Startup, it can only be changed to Active.
• Active, it can only be changed to Revision.
• Revision, it can only be changed to Active.

Note: 

The following status are added for reverse logistics:

• Removed: For items with little or no value.
• Defective: For items that can be repaired or refurbished
• Working Condition: For items that are in working condition.
• To be Recycled: For items that require special waste handling.

Note: The value in this field is set to Active, Startup and Revision if the Structure Type of the item is set to Structure.

Status Time

The date on which the serialized item's status is set or changed.

Note: If the status of the topmost serialized item is set to Active, the Status and Status Time fields of the serialized items that constitute its physical breakdown are also updated.

Lot

The lot code of the serialized item.

Actual Location

The actual location type.

Allowed values

Warehouse

Location

Repair Shop

In Transit

Loaned

Not Applicable

Configuration

Note: A serialized item can be present in many places based on the life cycle and state in service.

Actual Location

The actual location.

The actual location represents the entity of the actual location type. For the actual location types warehouse, location and repair shop, it represents the code of the warehouse, location or repair shop. For other actual location types the actual location is not applicable.

Last Updated Time

The date and time at which the records were most recently updated.

Note: The field is updated when:

• The created serialized item is already available in Warehouse.
• The serialized item is received in Warehouse and receipt is confirmed. Also, the Actual Location field is set to Warehouse and the Warehouse field is updated with the value specified in the Actual Location field.

Template

The warranty (if any) that applies to the serialized item.

Default value

The warranty that is linked to the service item.

Note: The Installation Time field must be entered.

Warranty

The name or description of the warranty.

Terms Expire On

The expiry date of the warranty term that has the longest validity duration.

For example, if a serialized item's warranty type is Supplier and the serialized item's warranty contains the following warranty terms:

• Material X, duration 12 months.
• Labor Y, duration 6 months.
• The operational date is 01-01-2003.

The Terms Expire On field of the serialized item displays: 01-01-2004

Repair Warranty Duration

Defaulted from service-item data or enter the repair warranty duration on each of the serialized item concerned.

Note: LN Service considers Repair Warranty Duration defined by the user for applying the repair warranty coverage

Repair Warranty Duration Unit

The unit used to specify the repair warranty duration.

Cost Coverage

Specifies whether the item is covered by a service contract.

Coverage Contract

The code of the active service contract (if any) that covers the serialized item.

Subcontractor

If the serialized item requires any subcontracted service and maintenance work, this subcontractor (buy-from BP) is responsible for carrying it out.

Note: 

• The subcontractor must be an active buy-from business partner.
• If the serialized item is covered by a service contract, this field cannot not be modified.
• If the serialized item is derived from a service item, the subcontractor will be defaulted from that service item.

Name

The name of the subcontractor (buy-from BP).

Ship-from Business Partner

The business partner who carries out the subcontracted service or maintenance work for the item. Typically used when the subcontractor (buy-from BP) has several branches, the ship-from BP is the branch that carries out the subcontracting work.

Note: 

• Ship-from BP can only be filled in if the subcontractor is filled in.
• Ship-from BP must be related to the subcontractor (buy-from BP).
• Ship-from BP must be active.

Name

The name of the ship-from BP.

Ship-from Address

The address of the ship-from BP.

Blanket Agreement

blanket agreement

Note: 

• This field can only be filled if the Subcontractor field is filled.
• If the serialized item is derived from a service item, the blanket agreement is defaulted from that service item.

This field will be filled in by default and cannot be modified if the serialized item is:

• Covered by a service contract.
• Part of the physical breakdown of a serialized item covered by a service contract.
• Part of an Installation group whose top serialized item is covered by a service contract.

Quality

Conformance Reporting

The code of the conformance reporting linked to the item.

Problem Solving Method

The method used to solve the problems related to the item.

Allowed values

8D

Not Applicable

A3

Check List

Other

Rental

Rental Owner

The code of the company associated with rental owner.

Note: This field is displayed only if:

• The Equipment as a Service check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.

• This field is enabled only if the Rental Owner is specified.

Rental Owner

The code of the rental office which owns the rental equipment.

Note: This field is displayed only if:

• The Equipment as a Service check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
• This field is displayed only if the Item Type is set to Rental Product .

Availability Type

The code of the availability type used for the rentable serialized item.

Equipment Calendar

Description

Preferred Operator

The operator preferred on a rental agreement. This preferred operator is used as a default for the preferred engineer on the Service Order Activity, for a rental agreement.

Note: 

• This field is displayed only if:
  • The Equipment as a Service check box is selected in the Implemented Software Components (tccom0100s000) session.
  • The Field Service check box is selected in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.
• This field is applicable only if the Item is specified and is of the type, Equipment.

Rental Terms

Rent by Hours

If this check box is selected, the rental equipment can be assigned to rental agreements on an hourly basis.

Note: This value is defaulted from the Rental Equipment Terms Template (tscfg0111m000) session.

Minimal Rental Period

The default minimum period for which the rentable serialized item must be rented.

Rental Period Unit

The unit in which the Minimal Rental Period is expressed.

Allowed values

Hours

Days

Weeks

Months

Years

Not Applicable

Default Return Address

The default return address for the rental equipment.

Allowed values

Equipment Address

By default, the equipment is returned to the own yard. The location address of the serial is considered.

Next Agreement Address

By default, the equipment is moved from the first agreement location to the location of the next agreement. If the next agreement does not exist, the equipment is returned to the own yard. The location address of the serial is considered.

Other Address

The Change Equipment Actual Location Address (tscfg2265m000) session is displayed wherein you can select the address.

Rental Rate

The defined rental rate for the items.

Rental Rate Currency

The currency in which rental rate is expressed.

Rental Rate Unit

The unit in which the Rental Rate is expressed.

Billing Schedule

The code of the billing schedule.

Automatic Billing

The default setting for automatic billing.

In Use By

In Use-by Business Partner

The business partner who uses the installation group.

Note: 

• This field is not applicable if the value in the Owner field is not specified.
• The In Use-by Business Partner must perform the role of Sold-to, Ship-to, Pay-by and Invoice-to business partner, if the value in the Default Business Partner for Order field is set to In Use-by.
• You cannot change this value if the For Serialized Items check box is selected in the Contract Management Parameters (tsctm0100m000) session and modifying the value in this field changes the Owner or In-use-by BP of a Serialized Item that is linked to an active contract for that Business Partner.

Address

The address of the In Use-by Business Partner.

Contact

The contact details of the In Use-by Business Partner.

Operator Contact

The code of the contact who is the operator of the serialized item. The contact operator is assigned to the serialized item and has the same location as the in-use by business partner.

In Use-by Primary Contact

The primary contact for In Use-by Business Partner. LN defaults this value in the sold-to contact field.

Allowed values

In Use-by Contact

Operator Contact

Dealer

Dealer

The business partner who is the dealer for the serialized item.

Note: The dealer business partner must perform the role of the Ship-to, Pay-by and the Invoice-to business partner, if the value in the Default Business Partner for Order field is set to Dealer.

Dealer Address

The address of the dealer of the serialized item.

Note: This field is not applicable if the value in the Dealer Address field is not specified.

Contact Person

The contact details of the dealer of the serialized item.

Note: This field is not applicable if the value in the dealer Dealer field is not specified.

Structure Type

The type of physical breakdown structure specified for the serialized item.

Allowed values

Physical

A physical item (such as material) in a configuration.

Structure

A large and/or complex installation in a configuration.

Note: 

• This field is visible only if the Structure Type Usage check box is selected in the Configuration Management Parameters (tscfg0100m000) session.
• LN defaults this value to Structure when the Item is not defined in the Items - Service (tsmdm2100m000) and the Items (tcibd0501m000) sessions.

Physical Top

Indicates if the item is a physical top item. LN selects this check box if the item is the parent of other physical items, but has no parents. The physical top can be different from the actual top, when the actual top is a structure.

Note: This field is visible only if the Structure Type Usage check box is selected in the Configuration Management Parameters (tscfg0100m000) session.

Item

The item that supersedes the serialized Item in the physical breakdown structure.

Note: This field is visible only if the Physical Breakdown Changes check box is selected in the Configuration Management Parameters (tscfg0100m000) session.

Serial Number

The serial number of the Item.

Note: This field is visible only if the Physical Breakdown Changes check box is selected in the Configuration Management Parameters (tscfg0100m000) session.

Serialized Item Warranty Terms

If this check box is selected, warranty coverage is defined for the serialized item. If this check box is cleared, you can define generic warranty for the item.

Generic Warranty

The generic warranty defined for the serialized item.

Note: This field is applicable only if the Serialized Item Warranty Terms check box is not selected.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Supplier Warranty Template

The code of the supplier warranty template. This template represents the warranty terms of the supplier. When a supplier claim is created and the costs are covered for this serialized item, the claim lines can be tagged to warranty, based on this template.

Terms Expire On

The date on which the warranty terms expire.

Call-out Charge

The call-out charge.

Note: This field is applicable only if the Owner is specified.

Currency

The currency in which the Call-out Charge is expressed.

Note: This field is mandatory only if the Call-out Charge is not zero.

Service Area

The location of the serialized item.

Note: This field is applicable only if the Use Service Areas check box is selected in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session.`

Service Office

The code of the service office responsible for the maintenance of the serialized item.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Repair Site

The code of the site where the serialized item is maintained. The items are sent to this site for the repair activities.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Warehouse

The code of the warehouse from where the material required for the repair of the items is issued.

Note: You must specify a warehouse that is linked to the Repair Site.

Location Site

The code of the site at which the serialized item is located.

Note: This field is enabled only if the Owner is not specified for the item.

Production Site

The code of the site at which the serialized item is manufactured.

Distance Zone

A unique code (maximum 3 digits, alpha-numeric) identifying the distance zone.

Life Cycle

Original Item

The code of the original item.

Original Serial Number

The serial number of the Original Item.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Previous Item

The code of the item that is superseded by the Current Item.

Previous Serial Number

The serial number of the item that is superseded by the Current Serial Number.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Current Item

The code of the current item.

Current Serial Number

The serial number of the Current Item.

Description

The description or name of the code.

Generate Planned Activities

If this check box is selected, planned activities are generated for the serialized item.

Note: This value is defaulted from the Items - Service (tsmdm2100m000) session.

Maintenance Scenario

The code of the preventive maintenance scenario.

Note: 

• This field is enabled only if the Generate Planned Activities check box is selected and the Use Rule Book for Maintenance Scenarios check box is cleared in the Service Planning Parameters (tsspc0100m000) session.
• This value is defaulted from the Items - Service (tsmdm2100m000) session. However, you can modify this.
• If the Use Rule Book for Maintenance Scenarios check box is selected in the Service Planning Parameters (tsspc0100m000) session, this field is disabled and the value in this field is defaulted from the Rule Book for Maintenance Scenarios (tsspc1135m000) session.
• When you create a new serialized item and select the Generate Planned Activities check box, this field is enabled and no value is specified. However, the application assigns the maintenance scenario to this serialized item using the Assign Maintenance Scenario to Serialized Items (tscfg2200m000) session, incase new rules are added to the rule book and this information is processed.

Description

The description or name of the code.