Assigning a lot number at production reporting time

For lot-tracked finished goods, Luminous now lets you create and assign a lot in the Report Production dialog itself — you no longer need to open the draft assembly order afterward to add one.

Who this applies to

Anyone using Work Orders with a finished-good SKU that has lot tracking enabled.

Step-by-step

  1. Open the work order and scroll to Production & Logistics Steps.
  2. Click Report Production on the relevant step.
  3. In the dialog, enter the Quantity Produced for this batch.
  4. If the output SKU is lot-tracked, a Lot Number field and an Expiry Date field appear:
    • Lot Number – enter your batch/lot identifier. If you leave this blank but fill in an Expiry Date, Luminous auto-generates a lot number from the manufacturer code and dates.
    • Expiry Date – enter the expiry date for this batch. If you leave both Lot Number and Expiry Date blank, no lot is created for this submission — fill in at least one of the two fields if the output SKU requires lot tracking.
    • Production Date – optional. Defaults to today if not supplied.
  5. Click Complete Step.

Luminous creates the lot and stamps it on the assembly order in a single transaction. The lot appears immediately in the lot-movement report and in Shipment Planning.

What happens if I skip the lot fields?

If the output SKU requires lot tracking and you submit without a lot, the system will block the assembly order from being completed until a lot is assigned. You can add the lot directly on the assembly order form before completing it.

Recording a correction to an earlier production entry

If you reported the wrong quantity on a previous batch:

  1. In the Report Production dialog, switch the entry type to Correction.
  2. Select the earlier production entry you are adjusting from the picker.
  3. Enter the adjustment quantity (positive to add units, negative to remove them).

A correction inherits the lot of the entry it corrects — no new lot is created, and the corrected batch stays on its original lot in Shipment Planning and the lot-movement report.

One lot per batch, not one per work order

Each time you click Report Production, a new lot is created for that batch. If you report in three partial batches, you get three lots — one per report. This matches physical reality: each production run on the floor is a distinct traceable batch.