Auto-Allocate Serial Numbers to Work Orders

Use Mobile Maintenance to auto-allocate serial numbers to work orders during the material issue process. This feature streamlines the issue transactions for serial-controlled items when eligible serial inventory is available. The feature reduces manual serial selection effort and helps technicians complete material processing more efficiently.

Auto-Allocate Serial Numbers

Auto-Allocate Serial Numbers

Steps to enable and configure

  • Confirm item serial control, inventory availability, and allocation rules for the maintenance organization.
  • Review mobile material issue setup for serial-controlled items.
  • Open the material issue flow for a work order that requires a serial-controlled item.
  • Issue the material and verify that serial numbers are allocated and recorded correctly on the work order transaction.

Tips and considerations

  • Validate allocation behavior with common subinventory and locator combinations before production use.
  • Train users on exception handling when available serial numbers are insufficient.
  • Review serial traceability reports after pilot transactions to confirm compliance expectations are met.

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