Use this window to automatically enter or update numerous serial numbers for the item in one step.
The window is opened from the following locations:
Inventory Receipt Documents:
If the management method defined in the Item Master Data, General Tab is On Every Transaction, the window opens automatically when you choose the Add button.
If the management method is defined as On Release Only, and the Automatic Serial Numbers Creation on Receipt option is not selected, place the cursor in the Quantity field and do one of the following to open the window:
Press CTRL + TAB.
Right-click and choose Batch/Serial Numbers.
From the Goto menu, choose Batch/Serial Numbers.
Inventory Issue Documents: The window opens automatically when you choose the Add button. Alternatively, to open the Serial Number Selection window, use the three methods described in the sub-bullets above.
You can select only those rows that contain items with serial numbers.
In the Serial Number Selection window, the Rows From Documents table displays the list of the serial number-managed item rows from the relevant marketing documents.
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To open the Serial Number Details window, click (Link Arrow) to the left of the serial number.
If not all the required serial numbers are selected, the Serial Number Selection window opens again while you are adding the document.
You can add and update serial numbers in this window as long as the document is not added to the system and no inventory transaction is posted.
In the Serial Number Selection window, from the Goto menu, choose Serial Numbers Completion, or right-click in the window and choose the same option. The Serial Numbers Management - Selection Criteria window opens in Complete mode for that specific item. For more information, see Serial Number Management - Update/Complete Window.
Copying Documents - If you selected serial numbers in a base document that created an inventory transaction, 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 credit memo, goods return, or A/P credit memo.
When generating an A/R reserve invoice, you cannot select serial numbers for release, since the reserve invoice does not create an inventory release transaction.
Inventory Transfer - When generating an inventory transfer document, the following apply:
For serial number items that are managed on every transaction, select which serial numbers to transfer from the source warehouse by pressing CTRL + TAB while pointing at the Quantity field.
For serial number items that are managed on release only, there is no need to define which serial numbers will enter the target warehouse. The transaction is automatically performed between the two warehouses.
Total number of serial numbers selected for the items in the bottom table. |
The number of serial numbers you still have to select. |
The type of transaction: In for inbound or Out for outbound. |
The Available Serial Numbers table displays the list of all serial numbers available for an item in the document.
Displays all the available serial numbers, including those that are already allocated to other documents, but not yet delivered. Note If you have enabled bin locations for the warehouse in the Rows from Documents table, this column can be displayed in either of the following ways:
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Note The column is available only if you have enabled bin locations for the warehouse in the Rows from Documents table. End of the note. Displays the bin location where each available serial item is stored. The column is displayed in either of the following ways:
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Note The column is available only if the following conditions are met:
By default, the column is hidden. You can make it visible using the form settings. End of the note. Displays the quantity of the item in each bin location. |
Displays either of the following:
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Appears as follows:
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The following three fields are available in the Serial Number Selection window only when you open the window from within the pick and pack manager or the pick list:
Appears as follows:
If required, cancel the allocated serial items and reallocate new serial items by updating the quantity here. |
Appears as follows:
The field is not editable. |
Displays the document number and type of the pick list to which the serial item is allocated and which is created for the sales order or A/R reserve invoice row. The field does not display the current pick list. You can view or change the allocation in the pick list. To do so, open the pick list by clicking (Link Arrow) to the left of the document type and number. |
The Selected Serial Numbers table displays the list of serial numbers that have been selected for the item.
Displays all the selected serial numbers. Note If you have enabled bin locations for the warehouse in the Rows from Documents table, this column can be displayed in either of the following ways:
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Note The column is available only if you have enabled bin locations for the warehouse in the Rows from Documents table. End of the note. Displays the bin location of each selected serial item. The column is displayed in either of the following ways:
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Displays the total number of available serial numbers for the item, including those that are already allocated to other documents, but not yet delivered. |
Total number of selected serial numbers for the item. |
From the dropdown list, choose From Base Document or Related to current BP to display these serial numbers, or choose All to display all the serial numbers in SAP Business One. Note If the All option is selected it cannot be changed. End of the note. |
Note The pushbutton is available only if the following conditions are met:
The pushbutton is active only if there are serial numbers in the Selected Serial Numbers table. End of the note. To reallocate the serial items to a new bin location, choose the pushbutton to open the Bin Location Reallocation for Serial Numbers Window. |
Note The pushbutton is available in either of the following situations:
End of the note. Automatically selects the remaining quantity of serial numbers for the item. |
Note The pushbutton is available when the following conditions are met:
End of the note. To let SAP Business One automatically select the serial items from the Available Serial Numbers table to allocate to the Selected Serial Numbers table, choose the pushbutton and select one of the following methods from the opened list:
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