Before you can use serial number control, you must set the item attributes and organization parameters:

   To set up serial number control:

1. You define serial number control and other item attributes for an inventory item on the Item Master window. You can choose from No control, Predefined, At inventory receipt, or At sales order issue. See Inventory Attribute Group.

   Attention: If you select Predefined as the serial number control type for an item, use the Generate Serial Numbers window to define serial numbers for the item. If you specified entry at inventory receipt or at sales order issue, then you can optionally predefine serial numbers for the item. Oracle Inventory uses the starting serial number prefix and the starting serial number that you specify in the Item Master to create predefined serial numbers. You can create as many serial numbers as you want for any item under serial number control.

2. Define the serial control parameters for the organization on the Revision, Lot, Serial And LPN tab on the Organization Parameters window. For more information, see Defining Revision, Lot, Serial, and LPN Parameters.

   Material classification code tagged items and serial controlled items with the At Receipt and Pre-defined options are mutually exclusive.