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Contents

Purpose.......................................................................................................................................................... 3

Defining General Settings .............................................................................................................................. 4

Procedure ................................................................................................................................................... 4

Setting Authorizations .................................................................................................................................... 7 Defining Serial Numbers from Inventory Receipt Documents ....................................................................... 7

Procedure ................................................................................................................................................... 7

Using the Automatic Creation Button ....................................................................................................... 10

Creating Strings for Serial Numbers......................................................................................................... 11

Serial Number Details Window................................................................................................................. 13

Defining Serial Numbers While Creating Inventory Release Documents.................................................... 14

Procedure ................................................................................................................................................. 14

Further Important Notes about the Serial Number Selection Window ..................................................... 16 Updating and Completing Serial Numbers .................................................................................................. 18

Procedure ................................................................................................................................................. 18

Results...................................................................................................................................................... 20

Assigning Serial Numbers in Marketing and Inventory Documents............................................................. 20

Assigning Serial Numbers in Production Orders...................................................................................... 20

Assigning Serial Numbers in Assembly BOMs ........................................................................................ 21

Assigning Serial Numbers in Draft Documents ........................................................................................ 21

Creating the Serial Numbers Transactions Report...................................................................................... 22

Procedure ................................................................................................................................................. 22 Serial Numbers Transactions Report Linked to a Document................................................................... 23

Printing Serial Numbers ............................................................................................................................... 23

Prerequisites............................................................................................................................................. 23

Procedure ................................................................................................................................................. 24

Result ....................................................................................................................................................... 24

Database Tables Reference ........................................................................................................................ 24

Icons and Typographic Conventions............................................................................................................ 25

Copyrights & Trademarks ............................................................................................................................ 26


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How to Manage Serial Numbers

PurposeManagement of serial numbers is used to track an item by its serial number. A serial number is a uniqueidentity that can provide additional information about a specific item. For example, when a mobile phone hasa serial number attached, it makes it possible to find its location, its production date, the start and end of itswarranty period, and so on.

Managing items by serial numbers entails the following:

During inventory receipt transactions you create serial numbers for items defined as serial number-managed items.

During inventory release transactions you select the relevant serial numbers.


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Defining General SettingsDuring the creation of serial number items you can do the following:

Set the default method for serial numbers management

Set the method for managing a unique serial number in SAP Business One

Procedure1. From the SAP Business One Main Menu, choose Administration System Initialization General

Settings Inventory tab Items tab.

2. On the Inventory tab, specify the following data:

Field Activi ty/Descript ion Comments

ManagementMethod

Select a method for assigning serial andbatch-managed numbers to items. Theoptions are:

On Every Transaction - Defining aserial number for an item ismandatory for every inventory

transaction. On Release Only - Defining a serial

number for an item is mandatory forinventory release transactions only. Itis optional for other transactions.


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Unique SerialNumbers by

It is possible to use one of the followingfield values as a unique serial number formanaging an item:

None no unique number ismanaged

Mfr Serial No . the manufactureserial number

Serial Number the serial number

Lot Number the lot number

In addition to all these options,SAP Business One manages aunique internal number in theSystem Number field.

NOTE

When you set this parameter,SAP Business One checks all theserial numbers in the system tolocate duplicates of thedesignated unique number. If itfinds any duplicate numbers inthe system, you cannot changethis parameter until you removethose numbers.

Auto. CreateCustomerEquipmentCard

Automatically creates customer equipmentcards when you add delivery or A/R invoicedocuments that include serial numbers

AutomaticSerialNumberCreation onReceipt

This box is displayed only when themanagement method selected is OnRelease Only .

When you select this checkbox, SAPBusiness One does the following:

Creates sequential serial numbers inthe System Number field, with nouser intervention

Leaves the Serial Number fieldblank, so that you can select serialnumbers during sales transactions,and then update them later in theSerial Numbers Management Update window.

This option is useful for the following users:

Users who receive a large number ofdocuments with serial numbersmanagement items, and who do notwish to specify serial numbers when

generating documents Users who are interested in

sequential numbering only, and notin specific serial numbers for items

NOTE

You can initiate managing serialnumbers for items with pastinventory transactions alreadycreated. When you change thevalue in the Manage Item by field,SAP Business One displays anappropriate alert.

RECOMMENDATION

Do not use this method if youwant unique serial numbers.

3. To save your changes, choose the Update button.


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4. For each item, define if you want to manage it by serial numbers. From the SAP Business One MainMenu, choose Inventory Item Master Data General tab.

5. Choose an existing item or create a new one.

NOTE

Items managed by serial and batch numbers must be inventory items (they cannot be onlysales items or purchase items). Therefore, those items cannot be defined as phantom items.

6. To define if you want to manage items by serial numbers, specify the following information:


Manage Itemby

From the dropdown list, choose one of thefollowing options:

None no special management forthis item. This is the default option.

Serial Numbers the item ismanaged by serial numbers.

Batches the item is managed bybatches. This type of managementtracks items that have uniquenumbers and characteristics buthave been combined in a singlegroup, for example, pharmaceuticalproducts.

NOTE

For information on batches, see

the document How to ManageBatch Numbers in 2007 A and2007 B, which you can downloadfrom the documentation area ofSAP Business One CustomerPortal athttp://channel.sap.com/sbocustomer .
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ManagementMethod

This field is displayed only if the option tomanage the item by serial numbers orbatches was set in the previous field.

The default for new items is set accordingto the definition in System Initialization .

However, the definition may be changed inthe Item Master Data card.

Set one of the following options as theitems management method:

On Every Transaction

On Release Only

As explained earlier, the Automatic Serial NumberCreation on Receipt checkbox isdisplayed only when the selectedmanagement method is OnRelease Only.

Setting AuthorizationsFor information on authorizations required for serial numbers, see the document How to Define

Authorizations in Releases 2007 A and 2007 B, which you can download from the documentation area of theSAP Business One Customer Portal ( http://channel.sap.com/sbocustomer ).

Defining Serial Numbers from Inventory Receipt DocumentsWhen you have items for which you have defined serial numbers management in the Serial Numbers Setup window, you can define serial numbers for them while creating inventory receipt documents.

Inventory receipt documents include goods receipt POs, A/P invoices, goods receipts, and receipts fromproduction with a positive initial quantity and a positive inventory posting .

Procedure1. The Serial Numbers Setup window lets you automatically enter or update numerous serial numbers

for the item. Open the window using the appropriate method from those listed below. If the management method for the item is set to On Every Transaction , this window opens

automatically when you add the document.

If the management method for the item is set to On Release Only and the Automatic SerialNumbers Creation on Receipt checkbox is not selected, you need to use one of the followingmethods to open the Serial Numbers Setup window:

Before adding the document, in the Quantity field, use the key combination CTRL+TAB .

Before adding the document, right click the Quantity field and choose SelectBatch/Serial Numbers.

From the Goto menu, choose Select Batch/Serial Numbers .
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NOTE

When you add a goods return or an A/P credit memo, the Serial Number Selection windowopens automatically, enabling you to choose from the available serial numbers.

This window opens also when you add a document that creates an inventory releasetransaction (A/R invoice, delivery) that includes a negative quantity of the serial numbers-managed item.

In such a case, you can choose the Create button to open the Serial Numbers Setup window.

2. From the Rows from Documents table, choose a row to define serial numbers for its items.

This table displays all the document rows that include items with serial numbers management. Thevalues in this table are informative only and cannot be changed.

The row you chose in the document is selected by default. To define serial numbers for a different row,you need to highlight it.

The table displays the following data:Field Descript ion Comments

Doc. No. The document number in SAP BusinessOne

Item Number The number of the item

ItemDescription

The description of the item as defined in theItem Master Data window

Whse Code The code of the warehouse in which theitems were received, according to thewarehouse selected in the document


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Field Descript ion Comments

Whse Name The warehouse name as defined in SAPBusiness One

Total Needed The number of items from the documentrow for which to define serial numbers

Total Created The number of items from the documentrow for which serial numbers have alreadybeen created

OpenQuantity

The difference between the Total Needed and Total Created .

3. In the Created Serial Numbers table, you can specify serial number details using an EAN code, orchoose the Automatic Creation button (for more information, see Using the Automatic CreationButton ). Only the field defined as a unique number is mandatory. The other fields may remain blankand updated later, if required.

NOTE

To separately display additional fields for each table, click ( Form Settings) in the toolbarand select the desired fields.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have defined serial numbers for all items in the Rows from Documents table.



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Using the Automatic Creation ButtonUse the Automatic Serial Numbers Creation window to create automatic serial numbers.

Procedure

1. Open the Serial Numbers Setup Window.2. To automatically create serial numbers for the entire quantity, click the Automatic Creation button. The

Automatic Serial Numbers Creation window opens.

3. Specify the following data:

Field Descript ion/Activit y Comments

Mfr. Serial No Set a manufacturer serial number for theitems, with the option of automaticnumbering by SAP Business One.

Serial Number Set serial numbers for the items, with theoption for automatic numbering by SAPBusiness One.

Lot Number Set a lot number for the items, with theoption for automatic numbering by SAPBusiness One.

To set a string, click thebutton, which opens the CreateString for Serial No . window.

NOTE

If the Mfr. Serial No., SerialNumber , or Lot Number field isdefined in System Initialization asunique, it cannot be left blank.

SystemNumber Displays sequential numbering, beginningwith 1, for each item with serial numbersmanagement. The numbering advancesfor each item unit of a specific type. Thisnumbering cannot be changed manually.

Display this field in the windowusing the Form Settings option.

Admission Date Set the serial number's admission date.The default value is the posting date ofthe document.


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ManufacturingDate,ExpirationDate, Mfr.

Warranty Start,Mfr. WarrantyEnd

Specify these dates, if required.

Location,Details

Specify any required details, such aswarehouse location, shelf number, and soon.

4. To create a detailed record for each serial number in the Created Serial Numbers table, choose theCreate button .

NOTE

After using the Automatic Creation button, you can manually update each items data.

Double-clicking a row number in the Created Serial Numbers table opens the Row Details - Serial Numbers Setup window, where you can view and update data for a specific serial number. After updating a row,close the window to save your changes.

Creating Strings for Serial NumbersUse the Create String for Serial No. window to define a string for the serial number of an item.

Procedure1. Open the Serial Numbers Setup Window.

2. Click the Automatic Creation button.

The Automatic Serial Numbers Creation window opens.3. Click the button in one of the following fields: Mfr Serial No., Serial Number, or Lot Number .

The Create String for Serial No. window opens.

You can create a string that includes several segments, with each row in the table representing asegment.


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4. In the Create String for Serial No. window, specify the following data:


String Specify a fixed string that characterizes theserial number.

Type Set the string type to String or Number .Operation If you selected Number in the previous

field, you can define one of the followingoperations to be performed on the number:No Oper , Increase , or Decrease .

The operation is performed automaticallywhile the number is being created.

When the string is of String type,this field is not active.

Final String Displays the format of the string.

5. To save your string, choose the OK button.

EXAMPLE

You create 100 successive serial numbers from AXA500 to AXA599.

Define the serial numbers in the following way:

String Type Operation

AXA String Not Available

500 Number Increasing


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Serial Number Details WindowUse the Serial Number Details window to add serial numbers for the item.

Procedure

1. From the SAP Business One Main Menu, choose Inventory Inventory Management SerialNumbers Serial Number Details. The Serial Number Details window opens.

2. In this window you can view and change the details of a specific serial number.

You can access the Serial Number Details window from every window in this module through the link arrow

beside each serial number.You can also add data at any time through the Serial Number Transactions Report .

NOTE

The Serial Number Details window includes fields identical to those displayed in the AutomaticSerial Numbers Creation window.


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Defining Serial Numbers While Creating Inventory ReleaseDocumentsYou can select serial numbers in the Serial Number Selection window while generating a document thatperforms an inventory release transaction.

Inventory release documents include deliveries, A/R invoices, A/R invoices + payments, returns, A/P creditmemos, goods returns, goods issues, inventory transfers, issues for production with a negative initial quantity and a negative inventory posting.

In addition, you have to select serial numbers for release in inventory receipt documents that include anegative quantity of items with serial numbers management. These documents include goods receipt POsand A/P invoices.

Procedure1. Add an inventory release transaction document. The Serial Number Selection window opens

automatically. Alternatively, choose one of the following methods:

In the Quantity field of the document, press the CTRL+TAB key combination.

Right click the Quantity field in the document and choose Select Batch/Serial Numbers.

From the Goto menu, Select Batch/Serial Numbers .

NOTE

To separately display additional fields for each table, in the toolbar, click ( Form Settings) and select the desired fields.


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2. From the Rows from Documents table, choose a row.

This table displays all the document rows that include items with serial numbers management. Valuesin this table are informative and cannot be changed. The row you chose in the document is selectedby default. To select serial numbers for a different row, you need to highlight it.

Row Details

The table displays the following data:

Field Descript ion Comments

Item No. The number of the item

ItemDescription

The description of the item, as defined inthe Item Master Data window

Whse Code The code of the warehouse from whichitems are released, according to thewarehouse selected in the document

Quantity The total quantity required for selecting

serial numbers from the documentTotalSelected

The total number of items in the bottomtable selected up to this point

This field is updated when a serialnumber is moved to the SelectedSerial Numbers table.

Open Qty The Quantity value minus the TotalSelected value

Direction Displays the transaction type: In forinbound or Out for outbound

3. Choose serial numbers from the Available Serial Numbers table.

This table displays all the serial numbers with an Available status for an item in the document. Out of

these, select the relevant serial numbers for release.You can choose rows in the following ways:

Highlight the required row number.

To select additional rows, use the CTRL or SHI FT function.

Sort one of the columns you would like to use for finding the item, enter the value (manually orusing an EAN code reader) in the Find field, and press the TAB key to select the required item.The default sort is by the Serial Number column.

4. After selecting the required rows, click the arrow button to move the serial numbers to the

Selected Serial Numbers table on the right. The reverse arrow moves the serial numbers to the

Available Serial Numbers table.You can also use the Auto Select button to automatically move rows from the Available SerialNumbers table to the Selected Serial Numbers table, according to the open quantity in the documentrows. The selection is done according to the currently defined sort for the table.

The Selected Serial Numbers table displays the selected serial numbers up to this point.

NOTE

If you change the warehouse in the document subsequent to choosing the serial numbers, theapplication alerts you that continuing this operation resets the selected serial numbers.

5. To save the link between the document and its serial numbers, and to update the inventory releasetransactions of the selected serial numbers and make them Unavailable , choose the Update button.


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Further Import ant Notes about the Serial Number Selection Window

General Notes Clicking the link arrow to the left of the serial number opens the Serial Number Details window

described above.

If not all the required serial numbers are selected, the Serial Number Selection window opens againwhile you are adding the document.

You can add and update serial numbers in this window as long as the document is not added to thesystem and no inventory transaction is posted.

In the Serial Number Selection window, from the Goto menu, choose Serial Numbers Completion, orright-click in the window and choose the same option.

The Serial Numbers Management Selection Criteria window opens in Complete mode for thatspecific item. For more information, see Updating and Completing Serial Numbers.

Copying documents If you selected serial numbers in a base document that created an inventorytransaction, and you copied this document to a target document, you will not be able to view the serial

numbers data in the target document, unless the document is one of the following: return, A/R creditmemo, goods return, or A/P credit memo.

While generating an A/R reserve invoice, you cannot select serial numbers for release, since thereserve invoice does not create an inventory release transaction.

Inventory Transfer - When generating an inventory transfer document, to select which serial numbersto transfer from the source warehouse, press CTRL+TAB while pointing at the Quantity field. There isno need to define which serial numbers will enter the target warehouse. The transaction isautomatically performed between the two warehouses.


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Sending Back Items Managed by Serial Numbers The serial numbers assigned to a specific customer who sends the goods back are displayed by

default in the Serial Number Selection window that opens from one of the following documents: return,delivery with a negative quantity, A/R invoice with a negative quantity, or A/R credit memo.

A return document based on a delivery and an A/R credit memo based on an A/R invoice display theserial numbers assigned to the base document. Returns and A/R credit memos not based on aspecific document display the serial numbers assigned to a specific customer.

In both cases, the Display Delivered SNs field is activated. You can choose to display serial numbersFrom Base Document or from Related to current BP, or you can choose All to display all the serialnumbers in SAP Business One.

The serial numbers sent back to a specific vendor are displayed by default in the Serial NumberSelection window that opens in one of the following document types: goods return or A/P credit memo .

A goods return based on a goods receipt PO and an A/P credit memo based on an A/P invoice displaythe serial numbers assigned to the base document. Goods returns and A/P credit memos not basedon a specific document display the serial numbers assigned to a specific customer.

In both cases, the Display Available SNs field is displayed. You can choose to display serial numbersFrom Base Document or Related to current BP, or you can choose All to display all the serial numbersin SAP Business One.


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Updating and Completing Serial NumbersThe Numbers Management Update/Complete window enables you to define or update serial numbers-managed items.

Procedure1. From the SAP Business One Main Menu, choose Inventory Item Management Serial Numbers

Serial Numbers Management.

The Serial Numbers Management Selection Criteria window opens:

2. Choose one of the following modes displayed in the dropdown list of the Operation field: Update Used to update the serial numbers data subsequent to its definition in documents.

Complete - Serves to define serial numbers for items with serial numbers management thatwere posted in inventory without serial numbers.

EXAMPLE

In the item master data, the option On Release Only was selected in the Management Method field and the Automatic Serial Numbers Creation on Receipt checkbox was not selected.

3. Set the selection criteria for the items to be displayed:

Selection criteria for items By Item No., Group , and Properties

Selection criteria for documents Select the required documents on the Purchasing - A/P ,Sales A/R, and Inventory Posting tabs.

Date range By posting dates of documents

NOTE

Choosing the Default Settings button resets all the defined selection criteria in this window.


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4. Choose the OK button. The Serial Numbers Management Update/Complete window opens for allbatch numbers in stock.

This window is similar to the Serial Numbers Setup window that opens when you generate aninventory receipt document.

In this window, you can define an items serial numbers while in Complete mode, as well as update theexisting serial numbers while in Update mode. You can complete and update manually in the CreatedSerial Numbers table, or automatically by clicking the Global Update button.

5. To update your serial number, choose the Global Update button. The Serial Number Global Updates window opens.


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You can update globally one field, or several fields simultaneously, for the row selected in the SerialNumbers Management Update window.


ResultsThe selected piece of data is globally updated in all the serial number rows.

EXAMPLE

Choose the Global Update button and in the Serial Number Global Updates window enter anew expiration date. When you update, the expiration dates of all the serial numbers in theselected row are updated accordingly.

Once you have updated the serial numbers in an inventory release document, choosing the Update buttonmaintains a link between the document and its serial numbers, updates the defined serial numbers' inventoryrelease transactions, and changes the status of the items to Unavailable .

Following the completion of the serial numbers, choosing Add creates a link between the document and its

serial numbers, updates the defined serial numbers' inventory receipt transactions, and changes the statusof the items to Available .

Assigning Serial Numbers in Marketing and InventoryDocumentsYou can assign serial numbers in various documents in SAP Business one.

Assigning Serial Numbers in Production Orders

Prerequisites You have created at least one production BOM that includes items managed by serial numbers.

You have created at least one production order that includes items managed by serial numbers.

NOTE

In the Production Order window, the Issue Method value for serial number items cannot beBackflush .

Procedure

1. From the SAP Business One Main Menu, choose Production Receipt from Production.

2. Select the relevant production order.

The Serial Numbers Setup window opens automatically for the parent item in the Receipt fromProduction stage.

3. Create serial numbers for the parent item.

4. To define serial numbers for child items, from the SAP Business One Main Menu, choose Production Issue for Production.

5. Select a production order.

The Select Items to Copy window opens. This window includes all the child items that are to bemanaged by serial numbers.

6. Select one or several rows by using the CTRL or SHI FT key, and choose the OK button.

7. In the Quantity field, press CTRL+TAB . The Serial Number Selection window opens.


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8. Select serial numbers and choose the Update button to save your changes.

NOTE

A similar process takes place for a disassembly bill of materials. You select the relevantnumbers in the Issue for Production stage (parent quantity), and then record the relevant serial

numbers in the Receipt from Production stage (the child items quantity).

Assigning Serial Numbers in Assembly BOMs

ProcedureIf there are child items with serial numbers management in an assembly bill of materials, proceed as follows:

1. In the sales document, in the Quantity field of the parent item, press CTRL+TAB, or use another wayto access the Serial Number Selection window.

The Choose S/N and Batches "XXX" (assembly BOM name) window opens. This window displaysthe assembly bill of materials with its serial numbers-managed child items.

2. Click the link arrow to the left of the Quantity field to open the Serial Number Selection window,displaying the available serial numbers to choose for the same child item.

NOTE

A similar process takes place for a disassembly bill of materials (negative parent quantity), butthe Unavailable serial numbers are displayed.

3. Select serial numbers and choose the Update button to save your changes.

NOTE

If the same document contains additional items with serial numbers management, excluding an

assembly bill of materials, those items are displayed separately from the BOM in the SerialNumber Selection window.

Assigning Serial Numbers in Draft DocumentsIf a document is saved as a draft, and serial numbers are created or selected in that document, thosenumbers are saved in the database as well. The numbers have no influence on the status of serial numbers( Available, Unavailable ).

You can save a draft document without creating or selecting serial numbers.

Saving serial numbers in a draft does not create allocations for those numbers and does not changetheir status. In other words, if such numbers are saved in a draft document, SAP Business Oneignores that saved information in all other aspects of the system.

When you create a regular document from a draft, SAP Business One checks if there are any savedserial numbers for the item that already exist in the system. If such numbers are found, SAP BusinessOne does not add the document and displays an error message. You then need to reassign serialnumbers for the relevant items in the document.

After creating a regular document from a draft with serial numbers, the saved numbers are removedfrom the draft, as if the draft was saved without serial numbers. If you assign new serial numbers to aclosed draft document, those numbers are saved with that draft until a regular document is createdfrom the closed draft.


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Creating the Serial Numbers Transactions Repor tThe Serial Numbers Transactions report lets you display different serial number transactions for the selecteditems.

Procedure1. From the SAP Business One Main Menu, choose Inventory Inventory Reports Serial Numbers

Transactions Report.

The Serial Number Transactions Report Selection Criteria window opens.

The Serial Numbers Transactions report displays the inventory receipts and releases of each serialnumber.

2. Set the following selection criteria for the transactions to be displayed in the report:

Item Number, Group , and Properties Let you select transactions by item

Dates tab Set a range of dates based on posting dates, receipt dates, expiration dates,manufacturing dates, or the start and end dates of the manufacturing warranty.

Numberings tab Set selection criteria by System Number , Lot Numbers , Mfr . Serial No ., orSerial Number . You can also choose to display Available and/or Unavailable serial numbers.

Warehouse tab Set selection criteria by the warehouse location of the serial number.

BP tab - Set selection criteria by the business partners against whom the serial number

transactions are performed. Documents tab Define from which documents to display the serial number transactions, and

whether to display transactions from closed documents.

NOTE

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3. Choose the OK button. The Serial Number Transactions Report window opens:

4. Each row in the Serial Numbers table represents a serial number in a warehouse. Highlight a row todisplay, in the Transactions for Serial Numbers table, all the receipt and release transactions of thatserial number.

NOTE

Clicking the link arrow to the left of I tem No. , Mfr. Serial Number , Serial Number , or LotNumber opens the Serial Number Details window described earlier, where you can update datafor the selected serial number.

Serial Numbers Transactions Report Linked to a Document After generating inventory receipt and inventory release documents, you can display a Serial Numbers reportlinked to the document (described below) by opening the required document and choosing Serial NumbersTransactions Report from the Goto menu. Alternatively, right-click the window and select Serial NumbersTransactions Report. The report displays all the serial numbers linked to the document.

Printing Serial NumbersSAP Business One lets you print serial numbers as an integral part of the document details or as a separatepage. You can set default print templates for the marketing documents that relate to serial numbers. In thosedocuments, you can print serial numbers as an integral part of the document details.

PrerequisitesFrom the SAP Business One Main Menu, choose Administration System Initialization Print Preferencesand choose type of serial number to print when printing a template: Mfr Serial No., Serial No. or Lot Number.


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ProcedureIn any marketing document that relates to serial numbers, proceed as follows:

1. From the Tools menu, choose Print Layout Designer , or click in the toolbar.

2. Choose the Invoice Including Batch/SN (System ) printing template .

3. From the File menu, choose Print , or click in the toolbar.

ResultThe information about the associated serial numbers is printed in one line, with comma separators betweenthe serial numbers.

NOTE

You can edit the default templates or create new ones by using Print Layout Designer (PLD).For more information about the PLD, see the How to Customize Printing Templates with thePrint Layout Designer document, which you can download from the documentation area of SAPBusiness One Customer Portal ( http://channel.sap.com/sbocustomer ).

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Note

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Example text Words or characters that appear on the screen. These include fieldnames, screen titles, buttons as well as menu names, paths andoptions.

Cross-references to other documentation.

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Example text Exact user entry. These are words or characters that you enter inthe system exactly as they appear in the documentation.

Variable user entry. Pointed brackets indicate that you replacethese words and characters with appropriate entries.


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