Serial-Controlled Items

When you define a serial-controlled item in the Product Information Management work area, the values that you enter for the generation, starting prefix, and starting number parameters at the item organization level determine the values that default when generating a serial number.

Other parameters that you enter on the item definition that impact default values when generating a serial number include the material policy setup parameters.

The inventory organization parameters control the serial number uniqueness parameters and whether generation occurs at the organization level or the item level. If generation is at the item level, then parameters defined on the item level are used to generate serial numbers for that item. If the serial generation is at the organization level, then organization parameters are used to determine the serial numbers generated for the item.

This table shows the relevant serial number generation values that can be found on the Item Specification tab of the Create Items and Edit Items pages and the Manage Inventory Organization Parameters page. These values control how serial numbers are generated.

Field	Option
Uniqueness	Options include: Unique within model and inventory items Unique across organizations Unique within inventory items Unique within organization
Generation	Options include: At organization level At item level
Prefix	Alphanumeric prefix for the serial number.
Starting Serial Number	The next serial number to use when generating serial numbers.
System Selects Serial Number	Select the check box or leave it blank.