Lot No. attributes on Items and Vendors
Lot No. Attributes
Unlike master data attributes (Customer, Vendor, Item), Lot No. Attributes can vary from one lot to another, even if they belong to the same item.
When creating a new lot number, lot attributes can be defaulted by inheritance from the item card and/or the vendor card . If needed, user can manually adjust them from the Purchase Order Line or the Lot Information card.
To organize inheritance, you first need to set up Lot No. attributes and Attribute Values on Vendor and Item cards. If there are no established attribute lots for a certain vendor or item, then Lot No. Attributes will have to be manually added and updated on the purchase document.
In the inheritance process, remember that Vendor Lot No. Attributes take priority over Item Lot No. Attributes. If there are conflicting values, the vendor attribute will be used. Review and adjust attributes as needed to avoid conflicts.
You can define Lot No. Attribute inheritance for non-promoted attributes.
You can either define Lot No. Attributes using categories (which might be helpful to ensure all similar entities have the same attributes) or set them manually (you can also manually adjust attributes after assigning a category).
Setup
On Vendors
For vendors, on the Receiving Tab, fill in the Lot Category Code - the Lot No. Attributes defined for that category will be defaulty populated. These attributes, attributes value can be manually ajusted if needed.
On Items
For items, on the Item Tracking Tab, fill in the Lot Category Code - the Lot No. Attributes defined for that category will be defaulty populated. These attributes, attributes value can be manually ajusted if needed.
