Serial Number Management
Serial Number Management
SERIAL NUMBER MANAGEMENT: Through serial number management, we can manage and
track items using their serial numbers. A serial number is a unique identifier for a specific
item. For example, you can locate a computer using its serial number. The serial number can
provide additional information regarding a specific item, such as its manufacturing date,
warranty data.
1. Serial numbers for document items: Serial number requirement only at document
level either in inbound ‘or’ out bound. Mostly used for customer return process.
2. Serial numbers at the warehouse level: Serial numbers are required for all the
goods receipt/issue and they are maintained at the warehouse level. Visibility is only
at warehouse level, not at storage bin level.
3. Serial numbers in IM: The Storage bin level visibility available and serial number
become a quant parameter. Required to use serial number for every movement in
warehouse.
➢ AT S4 SIDE:
➢ CENTRAL CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR SERIAL NUMBERS:
PATH: SPRO => REF IMG => LOGISTIC EXECUTION => SHIPPING => BASIC SHIPPING FUNCTIONS
=> SERIAL NUMBER => CENTRAL CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR SERIAL NUMBERS.
PATH: SPRO => REF IMG => LOGISTIC EXECUTION => SHIPPING => BASIC SHIPPING FUNCTIONS
=> SERIAL NUMBER => DETERMINE SERIAL NUMBER PROFILES.
PATH: SPRO => INTEGRATION WITH OTHER SAP COMPONENT => EXTENDED WAREHOUSE
MANAGEMENT => ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ATTRIBUTES => ATTRIBUTE VALUES FOR ADDITIONAL
MATERIAL MASTER FIELDS => DEFINE SERIAL NUMBER PROFILE.
➢ AT EWM SIDE:
➢ Define Number-Dependent Serial Number Profiles:
PATH: SPRO => SCM Extended Warehouse Management => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Master Data => Product => Serial Number Profile => Non-Harmonized Serial Number Profiles =>
Define Number-Dependent Serial Number Profiles.
PATH: SPRO => SCM Extended Warehouse Management => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Master Data => Product => Serial Number Profile => Harmonized Serial Number Profiles => Define
Serial Number Profiles.
PATH: SPRO => SCM Extended Warehouse Management => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Master Data => Product => Serial Number Profile => Harmonized Serial Number Profiles => Enable
Harmonized Serialization in EWM.
PATH: SPRO => SCM Extended Warehouse Management => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Master Data => Product => Serial Number Profile => Serial Numbers: Settings for Warehouse
Number.
PATH: SPRO => Integration with other SAP components => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Additional Material Attributes => Attribute Values for additional Material Master Fields => Define
Serial Number Profile.
PATH: SPRO => REF IMG => LOGISTIC EXECUTION => SHIPPING => BASIC SHIPPING FUNCTIONS
=> SERIAL NUMBER => CENTRAL CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR SERIAL NUMBERS.
PATH: SPRO => REF IMG => LOGISTIC EXECUTION => SHIPPING => BASIC SHIPPING FUNCTIONS
=> SERIAL NUMBER => DETERMINE SERIAL NUMBER PROFILES.
PATH: SPRO => INTEGRATION WITH OTHER SAP COMPONENT => EXTENDED WAREHOUSE
MANAGEMENT => ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ATTRIBUTES => ATTRIBUTE VALUES FOR ADDITIONAL
MATERIAL MASTER FIELDS => DEFINE SERIAL NUMBER PROFILE.
PATH: SPRO => SCM Extended Warehouse Management => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Master Data => Product => Serial Number Profile => Non-Harmonized Serial Number Profiles =>
Define Number-Dependent Serial Number Profiles.
PATH: SPRO => SCM Extended Warehouse Management => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Master Data => Product => Serial Number Profile => Harmonized Serial Number Profiles => Define
Serial Number Profiles.
PATH: SPRO => SCM Extended Warehouse Management => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Master Data => Product => Serial Number Profile => Harmonized Serial Number Profiles => Enable
Harmonized Serialization in EWM.
PATH: SPRO => SCM Extended Warehouse Management => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Master Data => Product => Serial Number Profile => Serial Numbers: Settings for Warehouse
Number.
PATH: SPRO => Integration with other SAP components => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Additional Material Attributes => Attribute Values for additional Material Master Fields => Define
Serial Number Profile.
CHECK IN MONITOR
PATH: SPRO => REF IMG => LOGISTIC EXECUTION => SHIPPING => BASIC SHIPPING FUNCTIONS
=> SERIAL NUMBER => CENTRAL CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR SERIAL NUMBERS.
PATH: SPRO => REF IMG => LOGISTIC EXECUTION => SHIPPING => BASIC SHIPPING FUNCTIONS
=> SERIAL NUMBER => DETERMINE SERIAL NUMBER PROFILES.
PATH: SPRO => INTEGRATION WITH OTHER SAP COMPONENT => EXTENDED WAREHOUSE
MANAGEMENT => ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ATTRIBUTES => ATTRIBUTE VALUES FOR ADDITIONAL
MATERIAL MASTER FIELDS => DEFINE SERIAL NUMBER PROFILE.
PATH: SPRO => SCM Extended Warehouse Management => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Master Data => Product => Serial Number Profile => Non-Harmonized Serial Number Profiles =>
Define Number-Dependent Serial Number Profiles.
PATH: SPRO => SCM Extended Warehouse Management => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Master Data => Product => Serial Number Profile => Harmonized Serial Number Profiles => Define
Serial Number Profiles.
PATH: SPRO => SCM Extended Warehouse Management => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Master Data => Product => Serial Number Profile => Harmonized Serial Number Profiles => Enable
Harmonized Serialization in EWM.
PATH: SPRO => SCM Extended Warehouse Management => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Master Data => Product => Serial Number Profile => Serial Numbers: Settings for Warehouse
Number.
PATH: SPRO => Integration with other SAP components => Extended Warehouse Management =>
Additional Material Attributes => Attribute Values for additional Material Master Fields => Define
Serial Number Profile.
➢ /N/SCWM/RFUI:
CHECK IN MONITOR