Adding Mask Structures

If you use Serialized Inventory and Lot Tracking, you use the Mask Structures screen in the I/C Setup folder to define formats, or mask structures, for your serial numbers and lot numbers.

  • 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.
  • Choose a code of up to six characters (letters and numbers) to identify your serial number structure and/or lot number structure.
  • If you want to ensure that your mask structures never use specific characters for segment separators, set the Separators Used in Serial Mask Structures or Separators Used in Lot Mask Structures for these characters to No on the I/C Options screen.

To add a mask structure:

  1. Open Inventory Control > I/C Setup > Mask Structures.

  2. Enter a code of up to six characters to identify the mask structure.
  3. Select the type of mask, either Serial (for serial number) or Lot (for lot number).
  4. Enter a description for the mask structure.
  5. Optionally, select a prefix character from the drop-down list.
  6. For each segment you want in the mask structure, select the segment type and enter the length of the segment. If desired, select a segment separator, or leave it at None.
  7. If you want a segment that increments automatically, make one segment numeric, and change the increment setting to Yes. You can increment only one segment.

    When you enter a segment, the Mask Structure and Total Length fields are updated to display the current structure and length of the mask.

    Tip: To delete a segment from the mask, highlight the line, and then press the Delete key.

  8. Click Save to add the mask structure.

Print the Mask Structures report.