Mask Structures Form
If you use Serialized Inventory and Lot Tracking, you will need to create formats for your serial and/or lot numbers.
Select I/C Setup > Mask Structures to open the Mask Structures form to define structures for your serial numbers and lot numbers.
You can define multiple serial number masks that can be applied against different serialized inventory items, but one item can only have one mask applied, and once applied, another serial mask cannot be used for that serialized item. The same rules exist for lot number masks and lotted items.
Before adding mask structures
Mask structures cannot be changed for an item after you have already started assigning numbers to it, so be sure to plan your mask structures before setting them up with this form.
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Design the mask structures you plan to add, based on what you want your serial numbers and/or lot numbers to look like. You can have up to 40 characters total in a mask that consists of up to five segments, one of which you can increment.
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Choose a code of up to six characters (letters and numbers) to identify your serial number structure and/or lot number structure.
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If you want to ensure that your mask structures will never use specific characters for segment separators, set these characters to No on the Options/Serials form.
Click the Field List button at the top of this topic for information about fields on the Mask Structures form.
To add mask structures
To change or delete mask structures
To print a report of existing mask structures
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