Overview of Serial Number Control

You can use serial number control for specific items in your inventory. A serial number is an alphanumeric identifier that you assign to an individual unit of an item. For items under serial number control, you assign unique serial numbers to individual units and then reference the same serial numbers each time you perform material transactions. This lets you have tight control over every unit of every item in your inventory.

Serial control starts with defining how serial number control should perform at an organizational level. Next, you define item-specific serial controls at the item level. You can define additional serial attributes to capture attributes specific to certain industries and businesses.

Once your set up is complete, you can enter serial numbers on transactions requiring serial number entry. Some transactions that may include serial number entry include:

• Standard receipts

• RMA receipts

• Miscellaneous receipts

• Miscellaneous issues