SAP ABAP Data Element OII_SSERGE (Manufacturer serial number)
Hierarchy
IS-OIL (Software Component) IS-OIL
   IS-OIL-DS-BDR (Application Component) Bulk Distribution Requirements Planning
     OII (Package) BDRP Bulk Distribution Requirement Planning
Basic Data
Data Element OII_SSERGE
Short Description Manufacturer serial number  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CHAR30    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 30    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 30    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Serial no. 
Medium 15 Mnf.serial no. 
Long 20 Mnf.serial no. 
Heading 30 Mnf.serial no. 
Documentation

Definition

The serial number is the number that is assigned by the manufacturer for an individual piece of equipment.

Use

You can use the serial number as a complement to the manufacturer part number.

Examples

You buy three pieces of equipment of the same type from a manufacturer. The part number assigned by the manufacturer to the three parts is "4711" in each case. You cannot differentiate between the three pieces of equipment using just the part number.
However, the manufacturer can allocate an individual serial number to each separate piece of equipment, which then compliments the manufacturer part number:

Manufacturer part number:    4711

Serial number of Equip. 1:    001

Serial number of Equip. 2:    002

Serial number of Equip. 3:    003

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20050224 
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