* As of ERP6.0 with Enhancement Package 4, two new procedures are made available for purchasing also ( only) after the activation of the Business Function LOG_MM_SERNO. Serial numbers in Repetitive Manufacturing Normally 11 Serialisation Procedures are made available in the Standard: And in case of a MTS scenario the starting trigger can be from a production order and carried over to other streams inclusive of Quality management through Delivery against a Sales order for instance. Say in a MTO scenario the starting point of serialisation may be from a Sales order which can be referenced over to a production order and then given back at the time of Sales delivery may be through a handling unit usage also for instance. Materials can be tracked across business streams like Sales Order taking through Production through Quality through Purchasing and Material movements through Handling Units through the Customer deliveries with what is called as a Serialisation Procedure. Serial number is a numeric or alpha-numeric number given to an individual item of a material in addition to the material number and differentiates the item from all other items of the material. The SAP Serial number functionality allows us to manage serialized stock keeping. Even though the aim is to serve as a generic document the contents/ behaviour observed may change to a small degree depending on the SAP Release/Version used by the person concerned (because of the continuous developments over the releases).Ĭontrol of Goods movements with Serialised materials according to what is called as serialising procedures in SAP is not common in forum discussions and a small attempt has been made to explain the same with illustrations based on various configuration settings in this document. The base reference used in sharing the information is ERP 6.0 with Enhancement Package5. This document is aimed at explaining the basics around the Serial number functionality with specific reference to Discrete Production/Goods Movements.

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