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The Characteristic column is available if the Enable Item Characteristics option is selected on the Administration > Settings > Purchasing and Warehouses form. In this column, you can specify additional properties of the item if the Use Characteristics option is selected for the item in its master record (see Items).
The Batch column available if the Enable Batches option is selected on the Administration > Settings > Purchasing and Warehouses form. In this column, you can specify the batch (lot) number for the item for which the Use Batches option is selected. Generally, you must specify batch numbers for item transferred for consignment sales, or stocked in third-party's contract warehouses. To learn more about the item settings, see Settings: Purchasing and Warehouses.
The Serial Numbers column is available if the Use Serial Numbers option is selected on the Administration > Settings > Purchasing and Warehouses form. For a serialized item (for which the Use Serial Numbers check box is selected on the Items form), click in the column to open the Serial numbers dialog box. In this dialog box, you must enter or generate the serial numbers according to available quantity of the item.
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