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   <Header>
      <Title>To set up lot items</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2606550">
         <Level1>Lot items</Level1>
         <Level2>setup</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2606555">
         <Level1>Setup</Level1>
         <Level2>lot items</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>To use lot control in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh" role="package">Warehousing</GUIRef>, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd0500m000" role="session">Warehouse Master Data Parameters (whwmd0500m000)</GUIRef> details session, select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd0100s000#whwmd000.lciu" role="manual">Lot Control in Use</GUIRef> check box.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Masks for lot-code generation</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>You can allow LN to generate lot numbers according to a <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000300" role="glossary">mask</Link>. For more information,
		refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000305" role="manual">To define a mask</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ltc/whltc0500m000" role="session">Lot Control Parameters (whltc0500m000)</GUIRef> session, set the masks for generated lot
		  codes in the following fields:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ltc/whltc0100s000#whltc000.pumk" role="manual">Purchase Order Mask</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ltc/whltc0100s000#whltc000.prmk" role="manual">Production Order Mask</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ltc/whltc0100s000#whltc000.gemk" role="manual">General Purpose Mask</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If no mask has been defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ltc/whltc0500m000" role="session">Lot Control Parameters (whltc0500m000)</GUIRef> session, or LN cannot find an
		  applicable mask, LN searches for an applicable mask in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd4505m000" role="session">Mask by Item/Item Group (tcibd4505m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>If no specific mask
		  can be found, LN uses the
		  company's default mask.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Lot and serial registration templates</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>You can prepare registration templates to determine in which
		stage of the receipt process or issue process the lots must be registered. For
		more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000422" role="manual">How to define lot and serial registration templates</Link>.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <ProcedureSection>
      <SectionTitle>Prepare item data</SectionTitle>
      <ProcIntro>
         <Paragraph>To organize the storage and handling of items in <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000343" role="glossary">lots</Link>, and to determine how LN handles lots, take the
		  following steps:</Paragraph>
      </ProcIntro>
      <Steps>
         <Step>
            <StepTitle>Define the lot item.</StepTitle>
            <Paragraph>Define an item and
			 select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0101s000#tcibd001.ltct" role="manual">Lot Controlled</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0101s000" role="session">Item - General (tcibd0101s000)</GUIRef> session. You can define every type of item defined in LN as a lot item.</Paragraph>
         </Step>
         <Step>
            <StepTitle>Specify the mask.</StepTitle>
            <Paragraph>If you want to link the item to a specific <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000300" role="glossary">mask</Link>, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd4505m000" role="session">Mask by Item/Item Group (tcibd4505m000)</GUIRef> session. Note that this mask is only used if LN finds no applicable
			 mask in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ltc/whltc0500m000" role="session">Lot Control Parameters (whltc0500m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </Step>
         <Step>
            <StepTitle>Select additional tracking.</StepTitle>
            <Paragraph>To track the orders by means of which lot items were
			 received or issued, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4100s000" role="session">Item - Warehousing (whwmd4100s000)</GUIRef> session, select the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4100s000#whwmd400.lttr" role="formfield">Lot Tracking</Link> check box.</Paragraph>
         </Step>
         <Step>
            <StepTitle>Select the type of lot control.</StepTitle>
            <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4100s000" role="session">Item - Warehousing (whwmd4100s000)</GUIRef> session, select or clear the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4100s000#whwmd400.linv" role="formfield">Lot in Inventory</Link> check box. If you clear that check box, LN applies a limited form
			 of lot control. For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000407" role="manual">Lot control (not in inventory)</Link>.</Paragraph>
         </Step>
         <Step>
            <StepTitle>Select registration options.</StepTitle>
            <Paragraph>If you cleared the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4100s000#whwmd400.linv" role="manual">Lots in Inventory</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4500m000" role="session">Item - Warehousing (whwmd4500m000)</GUIRef> session, the following options are available to enable
			 registration of lot codes:</Paragraph>
            <List>
               <ListItem>
                  <Link href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4100s000#whwmd400.ledr" role="formfield">Lot Entry During Receipt</Link>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <Link href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4100s000#whwmd400.ledt" role="formfield">Lot Entry During Transfer</Link>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <Link href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4100s000#whwmd400.lisf" role="formfield">Register Lot During As Built</Link>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
            <Paragraph>Note that you must always register lot codes for issues from
			 the warehouse (except issues related to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000304" role="glossary">transfer orders</Link>).</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>LN falls back to these parameter settings if no relevant lot and serial
			 registration template is available. For more information, see also step 6.
			 "Select registration template."</Paragraph>
         </Step>
         <Step>
            <StepTitle>Select registration template.</StepTitle>
            <Paragraph>If you cleared the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4100s000#whwmd400.linv" role="manual">Lots in Inventory</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4500m000" role="session">Item - Warehousing (whwmd4500m000)</GUIRef> session, you can also enter a template in the <Link href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4100s000#whwmd400.rgtm" role="formfield">Lot and Serial Registration Template</Link> field.</Paragraph>
         </Step>
      </Steps>
   </ProcedureSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Conversion of a non-lot item to lot item</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>In general, you can no longer change the lot-control setting
		after you receive or issue inventory for an item. To convert a non-lot item to
		a lot item or vice versa, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/ltc/whltc1202m000" role="session">Convert (to) Lot Item (whltc1202m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>In the same session, you can convert an item with <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4100s000#whwmd400.linv" role="manual">Lots in Inventory</GUIRef> = <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Yes</GUIRef> to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/wh/wmd/whwmd4100s000#whwmd400.linv" role="manual">Lots in Inventory</GUIRef> = <GUIRef href="" role="manual">No</GUIRef>, and vice
		versa.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
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      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
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         <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000305" role="manual">To define a mask</Link>
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</ManualTopic>