Considerations for Selecting Lot Number Uniqueness Control
Use the Inventory Organization Parameters page to specify if lot numbers should be unique for an item.
Select one of these lot number uniqueness control options to apply to the items in your inventory organization:
-
No uniqueness control
-
Across items
When you perform transactions, Oracle Inventory Management checks the lot number uniqueness control to generate lot numbers.
No Uniqueness Control
Choose this option if you don't want to establish lot number uniqueness. When selected, you can assign the same lot number to multiple items in the same organization and across organizations. Organizations that choose No uniqueness control can enter any lot as long as the lot doesn't exist in any organization that's set to Across items.
Across Items
Choose this option to control lot number uniqueness across items. With this option, you can assign a specific lot number to only one item in the same organization and across organizations. The application verifies that the lot number doesn't exist for any other item in any other organization.
This table shows what's allowed:
|
Organization |
Uniqueness Setting |
Item |
Lot Number |
|---|---|---|---|
|
M3 |
No control |
INV-101 |
LOT2 |
|
M3 |
No control |
INV-102 |
LOT2 |
|
M4 |
No control |
INV-103 |
LOT2 |
|
M5 |
No control |
INV-104 |
LOT2 |
This table shows what's not allowed:
|
Organization |
Uniqueness Setting |
Item |
Lot Number |
|---|---|---|---|
|
M3 |
No control |
INV-101 |
LOT1 |
|
M3 |
No control |
INV-102 |
LOT1 |
|
M4 |
No control |
INV-103 |
LOT1 |
|
M5 |
No control |
INV-104 |
LOT1 |
It is important to understand that when you use this setting for an organization, the same lot number can't exist for any other item in any other organization. However, it's possible to have the same item with the same lot number in multiple organizations.