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   <Header>
      <Title>Lot control (not in inventory)</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2635254">
         <Level1>Lots</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>Lot control (not in inventory) is a special form of <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000343" role="glossary">lot control</Link>, intended for high-volume, low-value items.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>If you apply <Emphasis>lot control (not in inventory)</Emphasis> for a particular item, LN does not record the inventory for each combination of lot and warehouse, and
		location.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can still record information about each lot, such as lot
		number, buy-from business partner, manufacturer, and certificate
		number—information that is used for quality assurance.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>If you apply this type of lot control (that is, <Emphasis>not</Emphasis> in inventory) on a particular item, the consequences
		  are the following:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>For several transactions, depending on the parameter setting,
		  you can register which lots were involved in the transaction. For more
		  information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000410" role="manual">Lot registration</Link>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000350" role="glossary">Lot tracking</Link> is possible, but only
		  insofar as lot numbers and quantities have been entered for various
		  transactions. Lot tracking does not check the consistency between the total
		  quantity received versus the total issued quantity.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000402" role="glossary">Lot pricing</Link> is impossible. No financial
		  information or inventory-valuation information is available on lot
		  level.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>If you apply lot control ( <Emphasis>not</Emphasis> in
		inventory), LN can
		generate outbound advice lines or shipment lines for a combination of several
		lots. You can specify the quantity for each in separate distribution tables.</Paragraph>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>The functionality for lot control (not in inventory) is
		  similar to the functionality for high-volume <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000310" role="glossary">serial numbers</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>To generate lot codes</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>If you need a new lot number, you can enter a lot number
		manually, or generate a lot number according to a user-defined <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000300" role="glossary">mask</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh0110m000#whinh010.glta" role="manual">Generate Lots Automatically</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/inh/whinh0110m000" role="session">Warehousing Order Type (whinh0110m000)</GUIRef> session had been selected, LN automatically
		generates lots wherever needed, for example, upon receipt of goods.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Print labels</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>During the outbound process, you can take any lot from the
		warehouse, but you must enter <Emphasis>which</Emphasis> lot you picked in the
		distribution table. Use clear print labels to obtain the lot number of the
		picked lot.</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/000408" role="manual">To set up lot items</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000410" role="manual">Lot registration</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000305" role="manual">To define a mask</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>