Available in Sage 50 Premium Accounting and higher.

Serial Number Entry or Selection: Which Window Will Appear?

When you select the Serial No button on any transaction window, either the Serial Number Entry or the Serial Number Selection window will appear. The window that appears depends on whether the quantity you entered is a negative or positive value. The following information will list which window should display based on the value of the quantity entered.

The Serial Number Entry window appears if you enter any of the following:

Quantity	In this window
positive quantity	Purchases/Receive Inventory
positive quantity	Payments
positive quantity	Inventory Adjustments
N/A-only positive quantities accepted	Build Assemblies
positive quantity	Inventory Beginning Balances
negative quantity	Vendor Credit Memos
N/A-only positive quantities accepted	Work Tickets (Sage 50 Quantum Accounting)

The Serial Number Selection window appears if you enter any of the following:

Quantity	In this window
positive or negative quantity	Sales/Invoicing
positive or negative quantity	Receipts
positive quantity	Vendor Credit Memos
N/A-only positive quantities accepted	Unbuild/Assemblies
positive or negative quantity	Credit Memos
negative quantity	Purchases/Receive Inventory
negative quantity	Payments
negative quantity	Inventory Adjustments