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Serial Number Makeup

 

Serial numbers can be up to 20 characters long.  They may contain both numeric and alphanumeric characters.  Reference File category G78 allows you to specify which positions will be numeric.  All numeric positions must be grouped together.  For example, you may define a 5 digit serial number as ANNNA, or AANNN, but not NNAAN.

The Serial Number Assignment Window has a serial number generation feature that allows you to specify a serial number's alphanumerics as well as the total you wish to generate.  The illustration below shows the serial number assignment window as called from Shipping and Billing conversation. The alphanumerics, SN and CRN will be the same for every serial number.  The numeric positions, 3 through 6, are incremented.

 

WILLIAMS     CO  001          ORDER PROCESSING                 USD    12/14/92

 DSP01        WHS CRN    OPEN ORDER SHIPPING/BILLING                 MULTI-LINE

 Bill-to WORLD        WORLD CEREAL CORPORATION       Order  004448 00   Type REG 

 Ship-to WORLD        WORLD CEREAL CORPORATION       Ord-by             Sts OPN

 Lin L                                                        Stk Loc/     Bal 

 No  S   Part Number   Type  Resv Qty  UM  Whs   Ship Qty  UM Lot No       Type

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  |                        SERIAL NUMBER ASSIGNMENT                         |  

  | Doc No 00444800 Type SO     Ship-to  WORLD        Co  001 Whs CRN       |  

  | Lin No 001      Part No CORN CRUNCH         Tran Qty    1000.000 SKU EA |  

  |                                             Total Qty          0        |  

  | Begin Serial Number   SN0001CRN             Qty to Gen      1000        |  

  |                                                                         |  

  |    Serial Number            Serial Number            Serial Number      |  

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  | F3=Exit                                                                 |  

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Once these fields are entered, the serial numbers are generated automatically.  You may manually type in the numbers if you have only a few.