You can use this function to define numbering patterns that uniquely identify the following:
SFC number (see SFC Number)
SFC Release - identifies the SFC number released to the shop floor
SFC Serialize - identifies the serialized SFC number during serialization, split, or relabel
RMA SFC Number - identifies an SFC number associated with an RMA number for a material returned to the shop floor
Shop order (see Shop Order)
Process lot
RMA number
Container (see Container)
Incident number
Slot configuration
Inventory ID (see Inventory ID)
Customer order (see Customer Order)
Component
Engineering change order (ECO)
Vertical reference number
Horizontal reference number
Test plan configuration
CNC program
Batch number
For more information, see Next Number Maintenance and Replaceable Parameters.
Each pattern consists of a prefix, a sequence, and a suffix.
The system minimally generates the number type based on the values you enter on the Next Number Maintenance screen.
Given the following values, the first number would be SFC000001ABC.
Prefix Value: SFC
Suffix Value: ABC
Number Base: 10
Sequence Length: 6
Min Sequence: 1
Max Sequence: 100000
Increment By: 1
Current Sequence: 1