Understanding Mass Updates for Lot Expiration Dates

You can update lot dates for all branch/plant records when any date of any lot changes. When you enter a lot date, the system synchronizes that date across all the branches in which the item and lot reside. The system issues a warning if the lot exists in other branches or displays a window with all the dates and branches that will be changed, depending on how you set the processing option value.

You use Lot Master program (P4108) to update lot dates. Depending on how you set the Mass Update of Lot Dates processing option on the Process tab, the system updates the lots in the branch/plant records. For example, if you set the processing option to 1, all branch/plants with a specified item and specified lot are updated with the new dates. If you set the processing option to 2, the system enables you to select one or more of the date records to be updated. If you leave the processing option blank, the system updates only one of the branch/plant records that you select and does not perform a mass update.

Note: For the system to update all lot dates in all branches, you must set the Enable Duplicate Lots option for the branch/plant record in the system constants to 2, which enables you to have the same item and lot number in multiple branch plants. The system does not update a lot that exists in multiple branches if the item numbers that are associated with that lot are different.