Batch Number Assignment

Use

You use this function to assign a unique key to a batch. This unique key is the batch number.

The batch number uniquely identifies a batch in the R/3 System. The Batch Level you

choose determines the area in which the batch number is unique.

You assign batch numbers:

• During manual creation of a batch

• When carrying out goods movements, for example, goods receipt or transfer posting

• During creation of a process or production order

• When a usage decision is made in quality management

• During quality analysis (due to aging, for example)

Features

You assign the batch number either:

• Manually

• Automatically, using internal batch number assignment, refer to Customizing for Batch

Management under Internal batch number assignment.

Internal batch number assignment is activated for the whole client, unless you exempt

individual plants or materials using a customer exit (see Configure customer exits for

intern. batch number assignment in Customizing for Batch Management).

The R/3 System informs you that the internal batch number assignment is active.

You are however only informed once per transaction, for example, when you enter

the first item on the multiple-entry screen.

Templates for Batch Numbers

If you want to integrate data into the batch number, you must define templates. Data in a

template can be, for example:

• The plant in which a batch was manufactured

• The material type

• Other application data for the business transaction

You can find further information under Configure customer exits for intern. batch number

assignment in Customizing for Batch Management.