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About Samples and Lot Numbers
The use of product samples for product promotion by pharmaceutical companies around the world is governed by local country legislations. Siebel Samples Management maintains a samples transaction record for every sample transfer, receipt, disbursement, order, and inventory adjustment. The following three options are available to customers who are implementing Siebel Samples Management:
- Use Lot numbers for samples creation, transfer, adjustment, order, disbursement, inventory, and reconciliation.
This option is the default setting. Set the system preferences as shown in the following table:
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Lots for Disperse Only |
FALSE |
Sample Lots Enabled |
TRUE |
NOTE: An administrator sets the system preferences by navigating to the Administration - Application screen, then the System Preferences view.
- Use Lot numbers for samples creation, transfer, adjustment, order, disbursement, but do not use lot numbers for inventory and reconciliation.
Set the system preferences as shown in the following table:
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Lots for Disperse Only |
TRUE |
Sample Lots Enabled |
TRUE |
In addition to these system preference changes, a Siebel administrator must use Siebel Web Tools to control product visibility associated with this behavior. For more information, see Siebel Pharma Developer's Reference.
NOTE: The Lot# Tracking flag on the Administration - Product screen must be checked.
- Do not use lot numbers for samples management.
Set the system preferences as shown in the following table:
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Lots for Disperse Only |
FALSE |
Sample Lots Enabled |
FALSE |
The Lot# Tracking flag on the Administration - Product screen does not have to be checked.
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