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Number Series - Production Operations

This page describes the Number Series - Production Operations setting in the Production module.

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Whenever you enter a new record in the Production Operation register, it will be given a unique identifying number, based on a sequential number series.

You can have a number of sequential number series running at the same time, or at different times. For example, you may want to use different sequences to represent different years or different departments.

This Number Series - Production Operations setting allows you to take advantage of this feature. Here you can define the number sequences that you would like to use with Production Operations.

To open the Number Series - Production Operations setting, ensure you are in the Production module and double-click (Windows/macOS) or tap (iOS/Android) 'Number Series - Production Operations' in the Settings list. The following window will appear:

Enter each new Number Series on the first blank line. The sequences that you enter should not overlap. The Comment will be shown in the 'Paste Special' list, so enter some text that will help you choose a number from the correct sequence.

The N/L field gives you a measure of control over whether Nominal Ledger Transactions will be generated automatically when you mark Production Operation records in a particular sequence as Finished and save them. Using 'Paste Special' from the N/L field brings up a selection list containing two options: "Generate Transactions" and "Do Not Generate Transactions". Select the first option if Nominal Ledger Transactions are to be generated and the second if they are not. In effect, this feature is an exclusionary one in that you can only choose to not have Nominal Ledger Transactions created for a particular number sequence. If the overall preference (set in the Sub Systems setting in the Nominal Ledger) is to not have such transactions created, you cannot decide to have them created for a single sequence.

When the setting is complete, click the [Save] button (Windows/macOS) or tap √ (iOS/Android) to save the changes. To close the window without saving changes, click the close box or tap <.

When you enter a Production Operation, the next number in the first valid Number Series entered to this setting will be used as a default. As you will create Production Operations from Production, there will be no opportunity to change the default number, so a typical use for this setting will be to create separate number sequences for each year.

If you leave the Number Series - Production Operations setting empty, Production Operation Numbers will all be taken from the same sequence, starting at 1 and continuing consecutively.

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