Overview of Tracing Product Genealogy

The tracing product genealogy feature enables you to capture and view the genealogy data for various transactions related to lot control enabled and serialized products and components. The transactions can be inventory transactions, work order operation transactions, and work order material transactions.

You can track the product genealogy data throughout the complete life cycle starting from raw material to finished product and then to the customer. The genealogy data can help you get information and in turn help you solve problems by:

• Identifying the source and scope of a problem.

• Identifying the relevant pieces of information for the failure.

• Identifying the other items that may be impacted due to a relationship or common origin.

• Providing locations of the item during its life cycle.

To summarize, tracing product genealogy feature enables you to:

• Search and view the genealogy instances.

• View detailed information of item lot number and serial number.

• View relationship between the genealogy instances.

• View the transaction history of the genealogy instances based on lot number or serial number.