What's a child lot?

A child lot is a subdivision of a parent lot. You can divide each parent lot into child lots that can reflect characteristics you choose for items within the lot.

For example, you may divide a lot of items from a supplier into child lots to reflect differences in quality specifications. When you allocate stock for production, you can allocate specific lots to a production batch based on the potency, age, or other item characteristics.

Using a child lot maintains the integrity of the lot, but enables you to consume it in manageable pieces. When you process transactions for material under child lot control, you enter the child lot as the lot number.