On 21/07/13 01:38 +0200, Albert Cervera i Areny wrote:
> A Divendres 27 Gener 2012 11:12:50, Cédric Krier va escriure:
> >   On 27/01/12 10:49 +0100, Albert Cervera i Areny wrote:
> > > A Divendres, 27 de gener de 2012 10:12:17, Cédric Krier va escriure:
> > > > > I agree it gives a bad UX. At the same time, I must admit that when
> > > > > working  with serial numbers, splitting the lines can also be
> > > > > cumbersome. We've got a customer that can create a production of more
> > > > > than a thousand units and that creates shippments with a large number
> > > > > of lines.
> > > >
> > > > 
> > > >
> > > > You will still have thousand of lot lines. So still the same issue.
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > Sure, but it's not exactly the same. Let's say you have to ship, 500
> > > hundred  units of each products A, B and C. All of them use serial
> > > numbers. With a lot per stock move you have a shipping with 1.500 lines
> > > and so there is no way you know you're actually shipping 500 units of A,
> > > 500 of B, and 500 of C. At most you're informed that there are 1.500
> > > lines in the shippment.
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > With sharoon's approach you've got three lines which clearly describe
> > > what  you're sending.
> > 
> > You can make a view that group moves by product.
> 
> We need to address this issue for a couple of customers who regularly work 
> with a lot of serial numbers. Did you have something in mind?

See above.

> The main problem 
> I see with trying to make a view that groups moves is that would be needed in 
> stock moves, production, and all shipment types. Not to say that any 
> inheritance in stock.move views is lost or must be re-adapted to the new view.

Yes but it is just a displaying.

> I'm thinking that maybe serial numbers should be managed with another kind of 
> relationship instead of reusing stock.lot.

I think it is a wrong decision.

> By the way, it seems the problem has been there in other systems too [1] :)
> 
> [1] 
> http://www.navisioninfo.com/whitepapers/Navision%20Item%20Tracking%20Technical%20White%20Paper.htm

Yes and their "Sales Shipment Line" is just the grouped moves I talked.

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