The MES Portal supports Item Tracking for both Lot Numbers and Serial Numbers on when you are Outputting and Consuming Items as part of the Production process. In order to be able to use this functionality, you will need to have enabled the relevant options on the MES Setup Page.
In addition to the above, Lot Numbers and Serial Numbers can also be defined for any By-Products created.
| Serial Track Output |
If this Field is enabled then, when the item being Output has been setup to use Serial No Tracking, Serial Numbers will be able to be defined on the Output Screen. |
| Serial Track Consumption |
If this Field is enabled then, when the item being Consumed has been setup to use Serial No Tracking, Serial Numbers will be able to be defined on the Consumption Screen. |
| Component Serial Handling |
If you have enabled one of the two Serial Number Tracking options, then you should also consider selecting one of the options available in this field. Blank - If you select this option, then the Serial Number will need to be manually entered on the Component Screen. Split by Serial - If you select this option, then the Serial Number will be automatically populated for you on the Component Screen based on what has been entered on the associated Warehouse Pick document. |
| Lot Track Output |
If this Field is enabled then, when the item being Output has been setup to use Lot No Tracking, Lot Numbers will be able to be defined on the Output Screen. |
| Lot Track Consumption |
If this Field is enabled then, when the item being Consumed has been setup to use Lot No Tracking, Lot Numbers will be able to be defined on the Consumption Screen. |
| Component Lot Handling |
If you have enabled one of the two Lot Number Tracking options, then you should also consider selecting one of the options available in this field. Blank - If you select this option, then the Lot Number will need to be manually entered on the Component Screen. Populate when Single Lot - Indicates that the system should automatically populate the Lot No. column for a component line when there is a single item tracking line already existing against the Prod. order component. Split by Lot - If there are already some item tracking lines against a prod. order component it should be possible to split the component lines shown on the portal by each combination of component line no. and lot no. |
Enabled Serial/Lot Track Consumption
If you have enabled either the Serial Track Consumption or Lot Track Consumption options, then you will be able to see and populate the Serial No and Lot No columns on the component posting Page of the MES Portal.
Enabled Lot Track Output
If you have enabled the Lot Track Output option, then the Output Lot button will be displayed against the last Operation in the Production process.
When you click on this button, the below Page will be displayed which allows you to enter in the required Lot No. This can either be entered manually or automatically assigned, based on the item setup.
Once a Lot Number has been defined, it will be displayed in a Tile against the associated Operation.
Enabled Serial Track Output
If you have enabled the Serial Track Output option, then the Output Serial button will be displayed against the last Operation in the Production process.
When you click on this button, the below Page will be displayed which allows you to enter in the required Serial No. This can either be entered manually or automatically assigned, based on the item setup.
Once a Serial Number has been defined, it will be displayed in a Tile against the associated Operation.
Adding Warranty or Expiry Dates
If you have defined against the Item Tracking Code being used that either a Warranty Date or Expiration Date can be defined, additional Fields will be displayed when assigning a Lot or Serial Number to allow a date to be entered. The date maybe automatically calculated for you, depending on how the Item Tracking Code has been setup.
