If you specified predefined as the serial number control type for an item, you must predefine serial numbers for the item. If you specified entry at inventory receipt or at sales order issue, you can optionally predefine serial numbers for the item.

The process of generating serial numbers does not assign serial numbers to units in inventory, but reserves specific serial numbers for an item, for later use. When you run the serial generation program, if you have the same serial prefix number across organizations, the concurrent program searches across the organizations, and generates serial numbers using the highest start number across the organizations.

Prerequisites

• Establish serial control for an item. See Defining Items and Inventory Attribute Group for information on creating items and establishing serial number control.

   To generate serial numbers:

1. Navigate to the Generate Serial Numbers window or All Reports window.

2. Enter Serial Generation in the Name field. The Parameters window opens.

3. Enter an item that is under serial number control.

4. Enter a quantity of serial numbers to define and reserve for the item. The quantity must be a positive integer.

5. Click Submit to launch the process.