Serial Reservation on Purchase Order Line
Explanation
Use this function to reserve a range of serial numbers for a
specific purchase order.
Note: You cannot reserve serial numbers that already exist in the
part serial catalog or that already are reserved on another order.
Prerequisites
- The purchase order line must have been entered and saved.
- The part must be a serial handled part, i.e., the At Receipt and Issue
check box should be selected for the part in the Part Catalog/General
tab.. The serial rule can be either
Manual or Automatic.
System Effects
This action will reserve a range of serial numbers for a specific purchase
order. The reserved serial numbers then appear as default values in the receipt
function. Any unused serial numbers are unreserved when the purchase order is
closed. You can view all reserved serial numbers in IFS/Inventory,
Part Serial Reservations.
Window
Purchase Order
Purchase Order Lines.
Related Window Descriptions
Reserve Serials for Purchase Order
Purchase Order/Part Order Lines
Purchase Order Lines.
Procedure
When the serial rule is set to Manual:
- Open the Purchase Order window.
- Select the required purchase order line, right-click and then click Serial
Reservation.
- To reserve nonconsecutive serial numbers, click New and enter the numbers in the
Serial No column.
To reserve a serial number range, click Sequence and the
Enter
Sequence/Interval dialog box opens. In this dialog box, you can specify a
suffix and/or prefix, as well as a range of serials. Clicking OK returns you
to the previous dialog box.
- Click OK to confirm the reservation.
When the serial rule is set to Automatic:
- Open the Purchase Order window.
- Select the required purchase order line, right-click and then click Serial
Reservation.
- The default value that appears in the Serial No column can be
changed if required. Note: If any suffix and/or
prefix is specified for the automatic serial numbering, no default values are displayed.
- Click OK to confirm the reservation.