Work with Serial and Lot Numbers Trace Item-Tracked Items Inventory Design Details: Item Tracking Design Details - Item Tracking and Reservations Reserve Items Work with Business Centralįind free e-learning modules for Business Central here Help us understand See related training at Microsoft Learn See also
On the Item Tracking FastTab, assign the appropriate item tracking codes and choose the Item Tracking Code, the Serial Nos., and the Lot Nos.Select an existing item from the list, and open the Item Card page.Choose the icon, enter Item, and then choose the related link.Hover over the fields to read a short description. There are two ways to add item tracking codes, by selecting the code from a predefined list or by assigning a new unique code. To enable item tracking you first have to assign the item tracking codes to an item. To set up items for tracking with the correct item tracking codes Specifies that you must manually enter a warranty date on the item tracking line. Specifies the last day of warranty for the item. FastTab, fill in the Warranty Date Formula field, and then select the fields as follows: Field This functionality allows you to keep track of when the warranties on specific serial or lot numbers in your inventory will run out. To set up warranties for serial or lot numbersįor some items, you might want to set up specific warranties in the item tracking code. Specifies that you want to calculate expiration dates. Specifies that you must enter an expiration date on the item tracking line. Specifies that an expiration date assigned to the item tracking number as it entered inventory must be respected when it exits inventory. FastTab, select the following fields: Field Select an existing item tracking code, and then choose the Edit action.
This functionality allows you to keep track of when specific serial numbers and lot numbers expire.Ĭhoose the icon, enter Item Tracking Codes, and then choose the related link. To set up expiration rules for serial or lot numbersįor some items you might want to set up specific expiration dates and rules in the item tracking code. To assign item tracking numbers in warehouse activities, the SN Warehouse Tracking and Lot Warehouse Tracking fields must be selected on the item's item tracking code card. FastTabs, define policies of item tracking by serial, lot, and package numbers respectively. On the Serial No., Lot No., and the Package No.Hover over a field to read a short description. Choose the icon, enter Item Tracking Codes, and then choose the related link.To set up item tracking codesĪn item tracking code reflects the different considerations a company has regarding the use of serial and lot numbers for items moving through the inventory. Each individual chair has a serial number, 1001, but you also bundle four chairs into a lot, LOT0001, and you ship the chairs in a container with the package number CONTAINER010 that also includes other items, such as LOT0100 with side tables, and LOT200 with lamps.ĭepending on your configuration, you use these different numbers to keep track of inventory in Business Central at the various stages of purchasing, sales, warehouse operations, and so on. For example, you manufacture and sell a chair that has the item number 1900-S. But in order to keep track of the items, you assign unique numbers as identification. Numbers and item trackingĪs part of your warehouse processes, you can bundle your stock in packages, boxes, containers, and so on. Once the feature is switched on, you can assign package numbers to outbound and inbound documents similar to how you can work with lot numbers. For more information, see Enabling Upcoming Features Ahead of Time.
In 2021 release wave 1 and later, switch on the Use tracking by package number in reservation and tracking system feature update if you want to work with package numbers as well as serial and lot numbers.