Available in Sage 50 Premium Accounting and higher.
Editing a Serial Number that was Entered Incorrectly
How Do I...
If after you have saved a transaction with serialized items you realize
that you entered the serial number incorrectly, you can correct the serial
number. Follow the steps below to correct the serial number:
- From the Maintain
menu, select Inventory Items.
The Maintain Inventory Items window appears.
- Select the Item
ID of the item that you need to update. Then select the Serial
Numbers tab.
- Find the serial number that was entered incorrectly
and double-click the serial number. The Serial Number History Report appears.
- Double-click the report record to drill down to
the original transaction. The appropriate task window appears.
If the serial number was entered as a beginning balance,
you will need to manually open the Inventory Beginning Balances window.
- Select the line item that contains the serialized
item, then select the Serial No
button. The Serial Number Entry
window appears.
- Select the serial number that was entered incorrectly
and click Remove. Enter the correct
serial number and click Add.
- Click OK.
to close the Serial Number Entry window. Then click Save
or OK to save your changes and add the new serial number.
Note: If you need
to change a serial number after it has been sold, the sale must be deleted
before following the steps listed above.
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