Available in Sage 50 Premium Accounting and higher.

Editing a Serial Number that was Entered Incorrectly

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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:

  1. From the Maintain menu, select Inventory Items. The Maintain Inventory Items window appears.
  2. Select the Item ID of the item that you need to update. Then select the Serial Numbers tab.
  3. Find the serial number that was entered incorrectly and double-click the serial number. The Serial Number History Report appears.
  4. Double-click the report record to drill down to the original transaction. The appropriate task window appears.
  5. If the serial number was entered as a beginning balance, you will need to manually open the Inventory Beginning Balances window.

  6. Select the line item that contains the serialized item, then select the Serial No button. The Serial Number Entry window appears.
  7. Select the serial number that was entered incorrectly and click Remove. Enter the correct serial number and click Add.
  8. 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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