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  Entering and Editing Serial Numbers

Use

With serial numbers, you select individual products, which makes them distinguishable.

You can work with serial numbers in the following areas:

  • In the delivery

  • At the work center

  • In the EWM monitor

  • In the inventory

  • In the RF environment

  • When confirming a warehouse task

Integration

For more information about the integration of the serial number in the delivery, see Integration of the Serial Number in the Delivery .

Prerequisites

If you want to serialize a product, you must define a serial number profile .

Features

In the following warehouse activities, you can enter a serial number or use Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) to determine one.

  • When confirming a warehouse task

  • When changing a delivery item

  • When packing at the work center

You can specifiy whole serial number ranges instead of individual serial numbers.

If you want to work with serial numbers, you can use the following functions:

  • Using serial numbers in the delivery

    EWM can copy serial numbers from the ERP System in both the goods receipt (GR) process, using an advanced shipping notification, and the goods issue (GI) process, using specified serial numbers. If no serial numbers have been specified, you must specify the serial number in the delivery in accordance with the serial number profile in EWM, for example, when you confirm a warehouse task.

    For more information, see Using Serial Numbers in the Delivery and Specifying Serial Numbers for Creating a Warehouse Task .

  • Using serial numbers during the stock data transfer

    You can transfer serial numbers in an inventory data transfer.

    For more information, see the report documentation for report /SCWM/R_INITIALSTOCKUPLOAD.

  • Using serial numbers in the warehouse management monitor

    You can display serial numbers in the warehouse management monitor

    For more information, see Using Serial Numbers in the Warehouse Management Monitor .

  • Using serial numbers in the warehouse task

    When EWM creates a warehouse task for serial numbers in Inventory Management, it adopts automatically specified serial numbers. When you confirm a warehouse task you can manually specify serial numbers. EWM takes serial numbers into account during the different process steps of a warehouse task, for example, if you only partly confirm a warehouse task,

    For more information, see Warehouse Task Creation with Reference to a Warehouse Request and Using Serial Numbers in a Warehouse Task .

  • Using serial numbers in the posting change

    When you execute a posting change for a product, you can display the list of serial numbers that have undergone a posting change in the detailed overview of the item using the Serial Numbers pushbutton on the Serial Numbers with Posting Changes tab page (and, if necessary, specify the required serial numbers). To do so, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Extended Warehouse Management Next navigation step Work Scheduling Next navigation step Make Posting Change for Product. End of the navigation path

  • Using Serial Numbers in a Radio Frequency Environment (RF Environment)

  • Using serial numbers in the physical inventory

    You can specify your serial numbers while counting is taking place and display them in the inventory document. You can also display your serial numbers in the warehouse management monitor and the difference analyzer.

    For more information, see Using Serial Numbers in the Warehouse Management Monitor .

  • Using serial numbers in the Work Center

    You can display or edit serial numbers in both the goods receipt process and the goods issue process.

    For more information about when you can edit serial numbers in the work center, see Using Serial Numbers in the Work Center .

Activities

To display serial numbers at warehouse number level, choose Start of the navigation path Extended Warehouse Management Next navigation step Monitoring Next navigation step Warehouse Management Monitor Next navigation step Stock and Bin Next navigation step Warehouse Serial Numberon theSAP Easy Accessscreen. End of the navigation path

To display serial numbers in inventory management, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Extended Warehouse Management Next navigation step Monitoring Next navigation step Warehouse Management Monitor Next navigation step Stock and Bin End of the navigation path and one of the following options:

  • Start of the navigation path Storage Bin Next navigation step Physical Stockand theSerial Numberpushbutton End of the navigation path

  • Start of the navigation path Storage Bin Next navigation step Available Stock Next navigation step Physical Inventoryand theSerial Numberpushbutton End of the navigation path

  • Start of the navigation path Storage Bin Next navigation step Handling Unit Next navigation step Physical Stockand theSerial Numberpushbutton End of the navigation path

  • Physical Stock and the Serial Number pushbutton

  • Start of the navigation path Available Stock Next navigation step Physical Inventoryand theSerial Numberpushbutton End of the navigation path

  • Start of the navigation path Resource Next navigation step Physical Stockand theSerial Numberpushbutton End of the navigation path

  • Start of the navigation path Resource Next navigation step Available Stock Next navigation step Physical Inventoryand theSerial Numberpushbutton End of the navigation path

  • Start of the navigation path Handling Unit Next navigation step Physical Stockand theSerial Numberpushbutton End of the navigation path