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   <Header>
      <Title>Lot control</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2628882">
         <Level1>lots</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2628885">
         <Level1>control</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>Lot control enables you to trace the origin of incoming and
		outgoing <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000343" role="glossary">lots</Link>, and to find out where
		these lots are used.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can record information about each lot, such as lot number,
		buy-from business partner, manufacturer, and certificate number—information
		that you can use for quality assurance.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0101s000" role="session">Item - General (tcibd0101s000)</GUIRef> session, you can specify whether an item is
		lot-controlled.</Paragraph>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If an item is not lot controlled, <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000304" role="glossary" Update="No">effectivity units</Link> are not recorded in
		  warehouse inventory.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Types of lot control</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>LN offers two types of lot control:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Lot control (in inventory)</ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000407" role="manual">Lot control (not in inventory)</Link>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>The <Emphasis>lot control (in inventory)</Emphasis> method
		offers a high level of detail. LN generates separate receipt lines, inbound
		advice lines, <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000354" role="glossary">outbound advice</Link> lines, and <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000021" role="glossary">shipment</Link> lines for each lot. The specific location of the
		lot in inventory is also known. This method can lead to a administrative burden
		if mistakes were made in the lot quantities. Therefore, this method is less
		suitable for high-volume, low-value items, such as, nuts and bolts.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If you apply lot control <Emphasis>(not in inventory)</Emphasis> for a particular item, LN does not record the inventory for each combination of lot and warehouse, and
		location. Typically, you do not need to specify the lot codes until the items
		leave the warehouse, that is, when you issue a quantity. Optionally, you can
		also register lots during receipt. LN can generate outbound advice lines or
		shipment lines for a combination of several lots. To register the lots, you can
		specify the quantity for each lot in separate lot distribution
		tables.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>With both types of lot control, you can record information about
		each lot, which you can use for quality assurance.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
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      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
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      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000407" role="manual">Lot control (not in inventory)</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000022" role="manual">Variable lot features</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000023" role="manual">Lot tracking</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000409" role="manual">Lot pricing</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/wh/onlinemanual/000382" role="manual" Update="No">Serialized item handling</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>