Enhanced Lot Tracking

While standard Dynamics NAV gives the user the ability to define lot tracking requirements for an item, the program permits considerable flexibility when entering lot numbers on transaction lines. For example, the user has the ability to record a lot number for an item that is received via an inbound transaction, but leave this information blank when posting the same item on an outbound transaction.

Food Manufacturing & Distribution requires a stricter level of lot control. If an item has been designated as lot controlled, the program automatically creates a lot number information record whenever a new item lot enters the inventory. Additional adjustments require that a lot number must be assigned to every transaction line on which a lot controlled item is entered. This enforces a greater level of traceability for lot controlled items, and also provides more accurate inventory information on a lot by lot basis.

In addition to stricter lot tracking requirements, there are a number of additional features that can be implemented with regard to lot control. The following table describes these features, with links to the topics that describe them.

To	See
Lot No. Information list per Item.	Lots
Learn how it is possible to implement lot control for items which did not previously have item tracking requirements.	About Converting Items to Lot Control
Read about enabling positive adjustments to item lots.	Loose Lot Control
Learn about adding and changing lot status for lot records.	Lot Status
Learn about capturing freshness information for lot records.	Lot Freshness
Set up custom lot numbering formats to create lot numbers according to different segments of information.	How to: Set Up Lot No. Custom Formats
Set up lot number segment values that can be used in custom lot numbering.	How to: Set Up Lot No. Segment Values
Determine the source and destination information of a lot-tracked item.	How to: Trace Lot-Tracked Items
Determine the source and destination information of multiple lot-tracked items or lots at once.	How to: Perform Multiple Lot Trace
Use lot specifications to identify unique lot characteristics.	Lot Specifications
Define lot aging records that instruct the program to automatically classify an item lot based on its age.	Lot Aging
A summary on a specific lot.	Lot Summary
Create a sub-lot from a specific lot via a wizard.	How to: Create a Sub-Lot