Display Control Number Activity

Use the Controlled Number Inquiry (SNQ) program to display basic information and inventory-related transaction activity for an item's control number. See Background and Road Map for more information.

Enter the serial or lot control number that you want to display or click the Lookup icon and use the standard lookup options to select the control number from a list.

The program displays information about the controlled item:

Field Name	Displays
Control number	The lot or serial or lot number you specified
Item number	The item number
Description	The description of the item
ECL	The engineering change level
Prev rejected?	Y: Item was previously rejected N or blank: The item as not previously rejected
Morgued?	Y: The serial number is morgued N or blank: The serial number is not morgued
Morgued date	The date the serial number was morgued
Ctrl sts	Blank or one of the following, if appropriate: Pre-assigned Multiple parents Rejected
Alt serial no	An additional identifying field. As an example, it could be used for computer hardware's MAC address.
Original order	The original order/transaction number
Original type	A code that identifies the type of the original order/transaction
Original date	The date that the engineering change level number was created
Last order no	The last sales order the serial number was shipped on
Last order type	A code that identifies the type of the last order/transaction
MRB tag	Material review board tag number
RMA status	The status of the RMA
RMA no	The most recent return material authorization number
Parent item	The parent item that consumed this lot-serial numbered component
Service agreement	The service agreement / warranty number for this serial number
SA expiration date	The service agreement expiration date
Warranty life	The duration of the warranty in days
Warranty exp date	The warranty expiration date
Max warranty life	The maximum warranty duration in days
Max warranty exp date	The warranty expiration date given the maximum duration
Shelf life exp	The date this lot/serial number expires based on its shelf life code (defined in Shelf Life Codes Maintenance)
Parent ctl no	The control number of the parent that consumed this component

The transactions that affected the control number are listed:

Field Name	Displays
Br	The code of the branch in which this transaction occurred
Control number	The serial or lot number you entered or selected
Mrg?	* (asterisk) indicates the control number is morgued (unusable)
Item number	The item number to which this lot or serial number is assigned
Trans date	The date the transaction occurred
Trans qty	The quantity for this transaction
Order no	The order or transaction number
Type	A code that identifies the type of the order/transaction
Customer name	The customer name if it is a sales order
Service agreement	The warranty number assigned to this control number
Alt control	An additional identifier for the serial number (e.g., a MAC address)
Description	The item description
Date/time	The date and time the transaction occurred

Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Review your options for this program	Click Prog opts. See step 3.
Print the transaction listing	Click Print. See Print an Inquiry.
Display transaction details	Highlight the line and click Order or double click the line. Click OK to return to this program.
Display the service agreement associated with a transaction	Highlight the line and click Service. Click OK to return to this program. This button is not available for tool crib items.
Display or issue a return material authorization	Highlight the line and click RMA. See Create an RMA for a Control Number. This button is not available for configured products and tool crib items.
Display control number tracking information for a manufacturing order	Highlight the line and click Chase. When you click Chase, an item's history is searched from this starting point to its ultimate delivery to the customer. The function is typically used to find the impact of a defective component or sub-assembly. Click OK to return to this program.
Display the details of the last RMA for the item	Click Last RMA. Click OK to return to this program.
Display component serial numbers associated with the displayed parent serial number	Click Comp link. Click OK to return to this program.
Change the warranty expiration date	Click Expiration date. Enter a date no greater than the maximum warranty expiration date and click OK.
Enter notes or review notes for this control number	Click Notes. See Enter Notes.
Specify a different control number	Click OK.
Exit the program	Click Exit.

When you click Prog opts:
1. Click the Runtime tab to set runtime options. See Set Options for Reports and Inquiries for more information.
2. Click the Sort tab to set sort order.
3. Click the Selection tab to select specific records.
4. Click the Program tab to set this program-specific option:

Field Name	Type / Max Length	Action / Description
Suppress tool movement?	Optional	Select if you want to omit moves to and from a work center (IWC and MWC order types) or leave blank to include them.

1. Click Save to save these options for future use.
2. Click Refresh to display current options.
3. Click OK to apply these options or click Cancel to exit without applying them.