Use package numbers as item tracking dimensions

Enabled for	Public preview	General availability
Users by admins, makers, or analysts	Mar 2, 2024	Apr 2, 2024

Business value

This update closes a gap in the feature. It unlocks physical inventory orders for companies that use package-specific tracking.

Feature details

In 2021 release wave 1, we introduced the ability to use package numbers as a third dimension for item tracking. Use package numbers to track packages or pallets in your warehouse, or use package numbers as a foundation for advanced vertical solutions. In the Package section on the Item Tracking Code page, specify how you want to track items. Tracking package numbers follows the same principles and has the same limitations as lot tracking. This release extends this feature to include physical inventory orders and physical inventory recording documents.

To start using the extended feature, activate Feature Update: Enable use of package tracking in physical inventory orders on the Feature Management page. When you activate the feature, the system updates existing physical inventory orders. However, Business Central can't populate the Package no. field. Use the Calculate Lines action on the Phys. Inventory Order page to recreate these lines.

You can enter the package number for items where package tracking is needed on the Phys. Inventory Recording Lines page. Select Finish to finalize recording. When you select Finish in the Physical Inventory Order, Business Central calculates differences with respect to the package and other item tracking details, and makes positive or negative adjustments.

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