Serial Number

If an Item is serialized, a Serial Number record is maintained for each unit of quantity of that Item. This information helps to track the location of the Serial Number. The Serial Number status will tell you its current Inventory status.

Enable Serial Numbers

The Serial Number feature needs to be enabled first by checking the Enable Serial Number option under Inventory Settings

To navigate to the list of Serial Numbers, open Quick Search and then type "serial number list" and select the first option.

Serialized Items

Once you've enabled Serial Number, you can mark an item as a serialized item by first checking Track Item and then Has Serial Number

::: info Track Item Has Serial Number can be enabled only if Track Item is set. :::

Mentioning Item Serial Number

Once a Serial Number has been enabled for an Item, transactions involving the Item that update Inventory (such as Stock Movements, Shipments, and Purchases) must include the Serial Number.

This can be done by clicking the edit button on the table row and entering the Serial Number one per quantity.

::: info Serial Number Entry For each unit of quantity of a serialized Item a single Serial Number should be provided on a separate line. :::

Serial Number Status

The status of a Serial Number changes depending on whether the transaction is an inward transaction (eg Purchase Receipt), or an outward transaction (eg Shipment).

A Serial Number can have one of three Status:

Here is a table that shows how the status of a Serial Number changes:

If a transaction is cancelled then the Serial Number status is reverted.