I am following the below step:1. Serial number profile is created.2. Assigned sales order procedure (SDAU) and delivery proceedure to serial number (SDLS).3. Profile is assigned in material master record4.
Assume there is a stock of 10 quantity without serial number (you can do 561 for initial stock posting )5. IQ01 created serial number for all the 10 stock.6. VA01 created sales order for one quantiy7. Assigned one serial number for this material8. Sales order is saved and delivery and PGI is done for the same serial number and material9.
MMBE stock is reduced with one quantity10. MB51 if check the material document in serial number TAB i can see a message that 'The material is managed in serial numbers'So now my question is why I can't see serial number in material document? How can able to see that? What is the configuration required?Whatever settings you have maintained is correct. I shall share as to what happens in our business process.VA01- Sales orderVl03 - DeliveryLT03- Transfer OrderAfter transfer order there is a transaction used ZL02 where in the delivery number is entered and on executing, a screen pops up asking for the serial number. Here we enter the serial number maintained for the material and is got from MMBE.
AdvertisementWelcome to the next tutorial of! In this tutorial, you will learn about SAP Serial Numbers and their use for serializing equipment in plant maintenance. We will show how to create serial number profile, assign it in a material master record, and create a new serial number attached to equipment.SAP serial numbers functionality helps managing serialized stock.
It is mainly focused on tracking of inventory. Serial number is the number which is assigned apart from the material number in in order to differentiate between individual pieces and other material items. The combination of a material number and a serial number is always unique. The SAP serial numbers are used in following areas:. Inventory Management.Serializing a piece of enables the equipment to be managed from inventory prospective.
When a serial number is assigned to equipment, the equipment is linked with a material and serial number meaning that you can use material serial number to manage the equipment from plant maintenance perspective. AdvertisementTo serialize the equipment, a serial number profile must be configured in customization of plant maintenance. Define SAP Serial Number ProfileSAP serial number profile is a 4-digits number under which defines the conditions of operation for the assignment of serial numbers to equipment. It is configured in the following menu node of SPRO transaction:Plant Maintenance and Customer Service Master Data in Plant Maintenance and Customer Service Technical Objects Serial Number Management Define Serial Number Profiles Define SAP Serial Number ProfileIn SAP serial number profile, you define 4-digits profile number with a corresponding description.
Also, there are the following parameters:. Serial Number Existence Requirement Indicator: This indicator determines serial number entered for transaction needs to be created first as master record.
If you set this indicator, then the serial number must be created as a master record first in the system. If not, then the serial number directly can be created during business transaction. Equipment Category: Equipment category according to their use.
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The equipment category which the system should propose for the automatic assignment of serial numbers in the case of equipment master records. Stock Check for Serial Numbers: This indicator determines if stock check during serial number assignment needs to be performed or not.Assign SAP Serial Number Profile to Material Master RecordSAP serial number profile has to be assigned to each material master to be serialized.
You can assign separate serial number profile to material for each plant because assignment of SAP serial numbers profiles to materials is done at the plant level in material master record. AdvertisementNavigate to the following path in SAP Easy Access menu or start the transaction MM02 directly:Logistics Material Management Material Master Material change Immediately MM02The following screen will appear where you enter MM02 transaction. Enter the material number and click Select Views button. SAP Material Master: ChangeChoose Plant data/storage 2 and press Enter.SAP Material Master: Select ViewsOn change material screen, enter the serial number profile which you have configured in the customization.SAP Material Master: Enter Serial Number ProfileClick on Save and SAP serial number profile will be assigned to the material master record. Advertisement Create SAP Serial NumbersSAP serial numbers can be created with a length of 18 characters and support both numeric and alphabetical characters.
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Serial numbers can be created manually or automatically. Serial number master record can be created prior to the business transaction. If need to create an individual serial number, you can use the transaction IQ01 and if you need to create several SAP serial numbers together use IQ04 transaction.The following information is contained in SAP serial number master:. Status information: System status provides you with the information about the current status of SAP serial number. You can also configure a custom status as user status for more information and control over SAP serial numbers. Stock information: It provides the information about plant and storage location of material/equipment.
Serial number history: It provides the past information about serial number master.To create SAP serial number, follow these steps. Navigate to the following node in SAP Easy Access menu:Logistics Plant Maintenance Management of technical objects Serial Numbers IQ01 – CreateOn the initial screen of IQ01 transaction, enter following details: Material NumberSerial NumberEnter serial number if you have one. If you don’t have one, the system will assign one.CategoryCreate Material Serial Number: Initial ScreenPress Enter to continue.Create Material Serial Number – DetailsYou can enter SAP serial number specific data and click on Equipment view to create an equipment view.Create Material Serial Number: Equipment ViewEnter the data related to the equipment and click on Save icon. SAP serial number including the equipment view will be created. AdvertisementThe created equipment view can be also changed and displayed. Start the following transaction in SAP Easy Access menu:Logistics Plant Maintenance Maintenance of technical object Equipment IE02 – ChangeThe following screen will appear.