Preventing Duplicate Serial Numbers
We are using serialized assembly items. I have found that once an item is built with a serial number, then the item is consumed (sold) and taken out of inventory, that the same serial number can be used again when building a new part.
Does anyone have any best practices or suggestions on preventing a duplicate serial number from being used later?
you might be able to have a workflow with saved search for serial numbers and throw an exception if the serial number exists in the search results. Just theory though – should work.
A process with saved serial number searches that throws an exception if the serial number is found in the search results may be possible. you can also find that contact and addresses