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<Session ID="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd4111m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Lot and Serial Set (tcibd4111m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>Use this session to display and maintain the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000343" role="glossary">lots</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000310" role="glossary">serial numbers</Link> that belong to a <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000373" role="glossary">lot and serial set</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <Paragraph>In case of <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#DirectDelive_td" role="glossary">direct delivery</Link>, LN creates a lot and
		  serial set when an <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#AdvancShippi_tc" role="glossary">advance shipping notice</Link> (ASN) is received. This
		  information is sent to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts" role="package">Service</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ci" role="package">Invoicing</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>You cannot start this session directly. To access this
		  session, click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4106m000#start.lot.and.serial.set" role="command">Lot and Serial Set</GUIRef> button in sessions such as the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4106m000" role="session">Purchase Receipts (tdpur4106m000)</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls4106m000" role="session">Sales Order Actual Delivery Lines (tdsls4106m000)</GUIRef>, and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts/soc/tssoc2121m000" role="session">Service Order Actual Material Costs (tssoc2121m000)</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
      <GeneralSection>
         <Paragraph>To reclaim space in the database, delete unused lot and serial
		  sets periodically. To delete unused lot and serial sets, on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd4111m000#delete.unused" role="command">Delete Unused Sets</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000021" role="manual">Lot control</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000382" role="manual">Serialized items in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehousing</GUIRef>
            </Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000424" role="manual">Direct delivery</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="tcibd411.lssn">
         <Header>
            <Title>Lots and Serials Set Number</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>An internal identification code for the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000373" role="glossary">lot and serial set</Link>. Usually, this code is not visible to end users.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tcibd411.seqn">
         <Header>
            <Title>Sequence</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The number that identifies a data record or a step in a
		sequence of activities. Sequence numbers are used in many contexts. Usually LN generates the
		sequence number for the next item or step. Depending on the context, you can
		overwrite this number. You can sometimes influence the numbering by setting the
		corresponding parameters.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tcibd411.clot">
         <Header>
            <Title>Lot</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>A number of items produced and stored together that are
		identified by a (lot) code. Lots identify goods.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tcibd411.sern">
         <Header>
            <Title>Serial Number</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The unique identification of a single physical item. LN uses a mask to
		generate the serial number. The serial number can consist of multiple data
		segments that represent, for example, a date, model and color information,
		sequence number, and so on.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Serial numbers can be generated for items and for tools.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tcibd411.quni" OtherIDs="unitcode">
         <Header>
            <Title>Quantity in Inventory Unit</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The quantity expressed in <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000337" role="glossary">inventory unit</Link>.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
   <FormCommands>
      <CommandHelp ID="lot.serial.update.set">
         <Header>
            <Title>Modify</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Allows you to modify the composition of the lot and serial set.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="delete.unused">
         <Header>
            <Title>Delete Unused Sets</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Deletes lot and serial sets that are no longer used.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
   </FormCommands>
</Session>