SERIAL/LOT SETTINGS

Use this screen to define control settings for the operation of the Serial/Lot tracking in Costpoint Sales Order Entry. Use this feature to enter and report serial numbers of parts delivered on a customer order and/or parts tracked in inventory.  You can record serial numbers only for parts that are flagged as requiring SO Configuration Tracking in the Part Serial/Lot Information subtask of the Maintain Parts and Basic Part Data screens in Costpoint Product Definition, or in the Serial/Lot Disposition subtask of the Enter Sales Order Inventory Issues screen. You can maintain the Enter Sales Order Inventory Issues screen in both Costpoint Sales Order Entry and Costpoint Inventory. Additionally, you can populate serial/lot controls in the Serial/Lot Settings screen in Costpoint Inventory. Once serial numbers are collected in the issue screen, you can print them on commercial and DD250 packing slips and invoices. You can also enter lot numbers, but they will not be included in the printed documents.

Set up this screen when initializing Costpoint and before processing inventory transactions and maintain it whenever you need to change serial/lot settings. Settings that are changed and saved in this screen will default to the Serial/Lot Settings screen in Costpoint Inventory (and vice versa).

Enable Inventory Serial/Lot Tracking

Select this checkbox to enable serial/lot tracking capabilities in Costpoint Inventory and for transactions in Sales Order Entry. Unchecking this checkbox will disable all options in this screen.

Load Vend Warranty Information from Product Def

Select this checkbox to calculate warranty expiration from the standard vendor terms of the part.

Auto-Calc Buy Part Shelf Life Expiration from Receipt Date

Select this checkbox to calculate the shelf life expiration date by adding shelf life days to the receipt date.

Serial

Use this group box to specify the uniqueness of serial numbers.

Unique By Part

Select this radio button to prevent serial numbers from being reused by parts with the same part number.

Unique Across Parts

Select this radio button to prevent serial numbers from being reused by any part.

Lot

Use this group box to specify the uniqueness of lot numbers.

Unique By Part

Select this radio button to prevent lot numbers from being reused by another lot with the same part number.

Unique Across Parts

Select this radio button to prevent lot numbers from being reused by any part's lot.

Auto-Assign

Use this group box to determine the method of assigning serial/lot numbers for buy parts and make parts. You can also determine how the system assigns serial numbers.

Buy Parts

Use this group box to determine the method for assigning serial/lot numbers for Buy parts.

Lot Numbers

Use this group box to determine the method used for assigning lot numbers to Buy inventory parts.

System

Select this radio button to have the system automatically assign a lot number one greater than the number entered in the Last Lot Number field.

Manual

If you select this radio button, the system will not assign any default lot numbers for received PO parts.

Part

Select this radio button to have the system automatically assign a lot number one greater than each part's Last Lot Number.

Auto-load Manuf/Vendor Lot Number

Select this radio button to load the manufacturer/vendor lot number with the manually entered lot number.

Last Lot Number

Enter the ID to be used as the starting point for auto-assigning lot numbers for Buy parts. You can use up to 20 alphanumeric characters, the last four of which must be numeric for incrementing to be automatic.

Serial Numbers

Use the options in this group box to determine the method used for assigning serial numbers to inventory Buy parts.

System

Select this radio button to have the system automatically assign a serial number one greater than the one entered in the Last Serial Number field as the default.

Manual

If you select this radio button, the system will not assign any default serial numbers for received PO parts.

Part

Select this radio button to have the system automatically assign a serial number one greater than each part's Last Serial Number as the default.

Auto-load Manuf/Vendor Serial Number

Select this radio button to load the manufacturer/vendor serial number with the manually entered serial number.

Last Serial Number

Enter the ID to be used as the starting point for auto-assigning serial numbers for Buy parts. You can use up to 20 alphanumeric characters, the last four of which must be numeric for incrementing to be automatic.

Make Parts

Use this group box to determine how serial/lot numbers will be assigned to Make parts.

Lot Numbers

Use the options in this group box to determine the method used for assigning lot numbers to inventory Make parts.

System

Select this radio button to have the system automatically assign a lot number one greater than the one you entered in the Last Lot Number field as the default.

Manual

If you select this radio button, the system will not load any default lot numbers for manufactured parts.

Part

Select this radio button to have the system automatically assign a lot number one greater than each part's Last Lot Number as the default.

Last Lot Number

Enter the ID to be used as the starting point for auto-assigning lot numbers to Make parts. You can use up to 20 alphanumeric characters, the last four of which must be numeric for incrementing to be automatic.

Serial Numbers

Use the options in this group box to determine the method used for assigning serial numbers to inventory Make parts.

System

Select this radio button to have the system automatically assign a serial number one greater than the one you entered in the Last Serial Number field as the default.

Manual

If you select this radio button, the system will not load any default serial numbers for manufactured parts.

Part

Select this radio button to have the system automatically assign a serial number one greater than each part's Last Serial Number as the default.

Last Serial Number

Enter the ID to be used as the starting point for auto-assigning serial numbers for Make parts. You can use up to 20 alphanumeric characters, the last four of which must be numeric for incrementing to be automatic.