12/29 Serial ControlThis chapter covers the following topics:.Serial Number ControlOracle Inventory provides complete serial number support for inventory transactions. You can enable serial number control for specific items.
For items that are under serial number control, you assign unique serial numbers to individual units and reference the same serial numbers each time you perform a transaction on an individual unit. This enables you to have tight control over every unit of every item in your inventory. If you set up serial control at sales order issue, then at sales order issue, you can assign serial numbers only when you perform a shipment transaction in Oracle Shipping Execution. Serial Number ValidationOracle Inventory enables you to perform the following two optional validations for serial numbers that are used in Oracle Work in Process. You set the profile option INV: Restrict Receipt of Serials to Yes.