1. What are the forms/programs?

Inventory > On-hand, Availability > Serial Numbers = INVITSNU.fmb

Inventory > On-hand, Availability > Generate serial numbers = Serial number generation
(INV_SERIAL_NUMBER_PUB.GENERATE_SERIALS)

2. What tables?
1) MTL_SERIAL_NUMBERS: Serial numbers, this stores the serial numbers with a serial status
noting if the serial is in stores, the current organization and subinventory, as well as mark ids that note
if the serial number is locked..

2) MTL_SERIAL_NUMBERS_INTERFACE: Interface serial number table, this is the serial interface

table used to note serial numbers that relate to transactions in the interface table
(MTL_TRANSACTIONS_INTERFACE). See the Manufacturing Open Interface for more details.

3) MTL_SERIAL_NUMBERS_TEMP: Pending serial number table, this is the serial pending,

temporary table used behind the scenes when transacting serial numbers. This goes hand-in-hand
with the transaction temporary table (MTL_MATERIAL_TRANSACTIONS_TEMP).

4) MTL_UNIT_TRANSACTIONS: Unit transactions, this is the table used to track the history of serial
numbers. Each unit transaction relates to a history record (MTL_MATERIAL_TRANSACTIONS) that
outlines the transaction. The tables are joined by transaction_id.

3. What is the difference between the various levels of serial

uniqueness?
Here is an explanation of the uniqueness from the Inventory User's Guide page 5-162:
You use the Organization Parameters window to choose a type of serial number uniqueness for your
organization. You can choose to enforce uniqueness Within inventory items, Within an organization,
or Across organizations. The three levels for serial uniqueness are cumulative the definitions are as
follows:

Within Inventory Items:

Once you assign a serial number to a particular item you cannot assign the same serial number to the
same item regardless of the organization. For example if you assign serial number SN100 to item A,
you cannot assign serial number SN100 to any other instance of item A in any organization. This also
includes CTO items derrived from base model A. However you could receive item B with serial
number SN100 in any organization.

Within Organizations:
In addition to the restrictions Within Inventory Items control, the same serial number cannot exist
twice within the same organization. For example if you assign SN100 to item A, you will not be able to
receive item B with the serial number SN100 in the same organization. However, you could receive
item B with the serial number SN100 in any other organization.

Across Organizations:
In addition to the restrictions Within Organizations, you cannot assign the same serial number to any
other item regardless of the organization. For example if you assign SN100 to item A you will not be
able to receive item B with the serial number SN100 in any organization. If you assign Across
Organization uniqueness to any organization it restricts the serial generation in all other organizations.
If one organization dictates Across Organizations, all other organizations must do so.

4.. What do the serial status numbers mean?

When one reviews the serial number table (MTL_SERIAL_NUMBERS) the column
'CURRENT_STATUS' indicates the status of a serial number. The column is populated with a
number. For example, 3 means resides in stores. This means that the serial number has an
associated onhand quantity and should be available to transact.
Here is a list of common serial number statuses and ids:
Status Codes (ID and Description)
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1 Defined but not used
3 Resides in stores
4 Issued out of stores
5 Resides in intransit
6 Pending status
7 Resides in receiving
8 Resides in WIP