Implication of having serialization profile

Question

Can anybody tell me that why  serialization profile is used in material master? It somehow serves the same purpose as done in Batch Management. So what's the advantage of having serial number.Moreover serial number has its constraints like uniqueness at plant level; thus plant to plant transfer of a material cannot be done due to this.So why not use Batch management instead?

Answer 1

Hello
Serial number profile is used to assign the serial number to an individual prodcut during a busines stransection.It can be Good receipt  , delivery for e.g.
in Batch management you assign a batch number to a lot say for 100 ea.. Serial number profile will ask to put a unique serial number to each of these 100s in a specific batch..
It is used generally in products where the indiviual identification is required for a tracking purpose
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BR
Sumit