Lot Traceability > Browse on Lots

Browse on Lots

You use this program to view details of existing lots.

New lots are added using the Lot Maintenance program and existing lots are maintained using the Lot Number Maintenance program.

Toolbar and menu

Field Description
Query  
Transactions Uses the Browse on Lot Transactions program to view the transactions for the currently highlighted lot.
Reserved Allocations Uses the Reserved Lot Allocations for Stock Code program to view details of reserved lots for the allocation.
Inspection Uses the Goods in Inspection for Stock Code program to view inspection transactions for the currently highlighted lot.
WIP Inspection Uses the WIP Inspection Maintenance program to view Work in Progress inspection transactions for the currently highlighted lot.
Include Options Enables you to indicate criteria according to which you want to display lots in the list view for the current run of the program.

Include Options

This screen is displayed when you select the Include Options from the toolbar or you run the Browse on Lots program standalone. These options enable you to narrow down the search so that fewer results are returned, which minimizes delays in loading the program.

Field Description
Options  
Show Archived Lots Includes archived lots.
Show Zero Quantities Includes lots with zero quantity available.
Show Free Quantities

Displays only lots that have a quantity available.

The quantity free is calculated as: Quantity on hand less Quantity shipped less Quantity reserved.

You would typically select this if you needed to reserve lots, because only lots available to reserve would be displayed in the list view.

Stock codes Indicate the stock codes for which you want to display Lot information.
Lot numbers Indicate the lot numbers for which you want to display Lot information.
Warehouses Indicate the warehouses for which you want to display Lot information.

List view columns

Column Description
Lot The lot number.
Stock code The stock code for the lot number.
Warehouse The warehouse in which the lot number occurs.
Bin

The specific bin to which the lot is allocated. This only applies if the Multiple bins in use option is enabled against the warehouse in which the lot is defined (Browse on Warehouses).

Date created The date on which the lot number was created.
Quantity reserved The WIP quantity reserved from the lot (see Parent/Lot Serial Reservation).
On hold Whether the lot is on hold (see Lot Number Maintenance).

A lot is typically placed on hold to prevent any issues being made from the lot during processing in the Inventory Control, Work in Progress, Sales Orders or Accounts Receivable modules.

Quantity in transit For traceable the quantity in transit is displayed against the source warehouse until such time as it is received into the target warehouse. The reason for this is that the lot into which the item must be received in the target warehouse may not exist and may only be created at the time of receipt.
Revision

The revision number of the stock item to which the lot number is assigned (ECC-controlled items only).

Release

The release number of the stock item to which the lot number is assigned (ECC-controlled items only).

Expiry date The expiry date of the lot.
Last transaction The date on which the last transaction was performed against the lot.
Drawing number  
Archive file The name of the file in which the lot is archived.

Notes and warnings

Restricted maintenance

  • You cannot maintain information displayed in this list view if access to the program is set to Browse only but access to the corresponding maintenance program is not allowed (see Security Access).

eSignature considerations

Electronic Signatures provide security access, transaction logging and event triggering. This enables you to increase control over your system changes.

Access to the following eSignature transactions within this program can be restricted at Operator, Group, Role or Company level. You configure this using the Electronic Signatures program.

eSignature Transaction Description
Lot number added

Controls access to the New Lot or Add functions in the Lot Maintenance, Browse on Lots and Lot Number Maintenance programs.

Lot number changed

Controls access to the maintenance of lots in the Browse on Lots and Lot Number Maintenance programs.