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Lot Capture

You use this program to allocate multiple lots to lot traceable stock items at the time of receipting them into stock. This program caters for reserved lots and lot traceable inspection items.

You access this program by selecting the Lot numbers function at the time of processing the receipt of a lot item using the WIP Job Receipts program, or accepting an inspection item into stock using the WIP Inspection Maintenance program.

Lots Capture

Field Description
Accept and Close

Accept the lot number entries once all the stock has been issued.

If you have entered all the lots required, you will be prompted to post the transaction.

New Clear the Lot and Quantity fields on the form.
Add Add the lot to the listview.
Delete Delete the selected row from the listview.
Delete All Delete all lots from the listview.
Range

Allocate a range of lot numbers to receipt.

If using alphanumeric lot numbers, you can enter a range of lots from the Alphanumeric Lot Range Entry window.

If you are using numeric lot numbers, you can enter a range of lots from the Numeric Lot Range Entry window.

Remaining quantity Indicates the number of items to which lots have not yet been allocated.
Remaining quantity in inspection

Indicates the number of inspection items to which lots have not yet been allocated.

Lot

Enter the lot number that must be allocated to the items you are receipting.

Bin

Indicates the bin location into which the item will be received.

Quantity

Enter the quantity to be allocated to the lot.

Capture quantity into inspection Indicate if receipted items need to go into inspection before receipting.
Quantity in inspection

Indicate the quantity of the item which you want to receipt into inspection.

This field is enabled if you are receipting in stock codes that are lot traceable with inspection or sample quantity.

Expiry date Indicates the expiry date for the lot.
Concession

Enter a concession reference associated with the specific Lot, if applicable.

Alphanumeric Lot Range Entry

Field Description
Lot range details  
Total quantity to receive Enter the total amount you want to receive in this range.
Quantity per lot

Enter the number of items to be allocated to each lot.

For example if the Total quantity to receive is 10 and the Quantity per lot is 2, the system will generate 5 lots, each with two items.

Prefix

Enter a prefix for the lot number.

This indicates the characters that must be attached to the beginning of the lot number.

Suffix

Enter the numeric value that must be added to the end of the lot numbers.

The system automatically increments the next suffix for each new lot number created in the range.

Starting number Indicates the first lot that will be generated.

Numeric Lot Range Entry

Field Description
Lot range details  
Total quantity to receive Enter the total amount you want to receive in this range.
Quantity per lot

Enter the number of items to be allocated to each lot.

For example if the Total quantity to receive is 10 and the Quantity per lot is 2, the system will generate 5 lots, each with two items.

From lot number Enter the first lot number that will be generated. Each subsequent number will be incremented by 1.
Bin Indicates the bin to be used. This is not editable.

List of Lots

The lots that have been added are displayed in this listview.

Details of the lots you allocated to the items are displayed in this listview. The details change each time you select the Add or Delete function from the Lots Capture pane.

Notes and warnings

Restrictions and limits

  • You cannot receipt multiple lots into multiple bins

  • You cannot create multiple lots if the item is also serialised

Activity considerations

Operator access to the following activities within this program can be restricted. You configure this using the Operator Maintenance program.

Activity Description
WIP Changing reserved lots/serials for parent This enables you to prevent an operator from receipting made-in items into stock using different lots/serials than those reserved for the parent item when using the Job Receipts program. Lots and serials can be reserved for jobs using the Parent/Lot Serial Reservation program. You can deselect the option: Allow substitution of lots/serials for parent (WIP Setup) to achieve the same result company wide (i.e. for all operators).