Search serialized items

1. Select [Company Name] - Serialized Operations Manager from the Network drop-down in the header.
2. Select a Team (e.g. your entire company or a Link to a specific Partner or internal location) in the header.
3. Select Serialized Items from the Process drop-down in the header.
4. Select the Go button in the header.
5. Select Search in the side menu.
6. Enter the Serial Number to get information on.

   See What format is required to type or scan serial numbers? for more information.

7. Select Search.

   The serial number information displays.
   

• Serial Number – The serial number that is queried.
• Serial Number Status – The current serialization state of the serial number:
  • Commissioned – The serial number is associated with either a GTIN, lot number, and expiration date or an SSCC container code.
  • Registered – The product's serial number is registered, either during repackaging or when the company received a shipment without corresponding serial number data.
  • Deactivated – (missing or bad snippet)
  • Decommissioned – The serial number is no longer associated with either a GTIN, lot number, and expiration date or an SSCC container code.
  • Destroyed – The serial number is terminated. Destroyed serial numbers cannot be re-commissioned.
  • Encoded – The serial number is sent for pre-printing on the product labels after provisioning.
  • Reserved – A packaging location has requested and received the serial number, but it has not been associated to a specific product and lot yet (i.e. commissioned).
  • Unreserved – A packaging location had requested and received the serial number, but no longer needs it, so it is returned to the serial number pool for requests.

• Encoding Type – The encoding format of the serial number based on the packaging code type:

  • AI(01)+AI(21) – An application identifier that contains the item's Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) or National Trade Item Number (NTIN) and Serial Number.

  • AI(00) – A Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC).

  • CN-EDMC – A Chinese Electronic Data Monitoring Code.

• Item Status – The state of the serialized item:

   The field displays N/A if the Serial Number Status is Decommissioned or Destroyed.

  • Available – The item is available for picking.

  • Blocked – The item is unavailable for picking.

  • Pending Receipt – The transfer of ownership is in an interim state because the shipment awaits receipt confirmation at the receiving location.

  • Picked – There is an item reservation against a specific outbound delivery indicating item picking is complete.

  • Received – There is an item reservation against a specific outbound delivery indicating items are received.

  • Shipped – The transfer of ownership is in an interim state because the shipment is in transit to the receiving location.

  • Under Investigation – The item is quarantined or in a holding state due to a product investigation. The serial number cannot be included in a sales shipment.

• Commission Location – The SGLN of the location where the serial number was commissioned. Defaults to the parent company if a specific location was not provided during commissioning.
• Registered – Indicates where the serial number information originated:
  • Yes – The serial number was registered by the company in TraceLink, not requested by a packaging location or received as part of the data from a serialized receipt.
  • No – The serial number was not registered; it originated when a packaging location requested serial numbers or the company received it as part of the data from a serialized receipt.

• Last Delivery Number – The unique identifier of the shipment that the serial number is included in. The delivery number is determined by the serial number's current Item Status:

  • The shipment delivery number displays if the serial number's Item Status is Shipped or Picked, or if there is not a receipt delivery number.
  • The receipt delivery number displays if the serial number's Item Status is Available, Pending Receipt, Received, Blocked, or Under Investigation, or if there is not an order delivery number.
• Markets Released To – A list of target markets that the serial number is released into for distribution.
• Markets Withdrawn From – A list of target markets that the serial number is withdrawn from.
• Markets Recalled From – A list of target markets that the serial number is recalled from.
• Crypto Key – The encrypted key portion of the serial number's crypto code, generated by the Order Management System (OMS).
• Crypto Code – The encrypted code portion of the serial number's crypto code, generated by the OMS.
• Crypto Acquisition Date – The date that the encrypted code portion of the serial number's crypto code is retrieved from the OMS.
• Child Count – The number of child serial numbers aggregated to the serial number.

This information is determined by the master data defined at the time of commission.

• Packaging Code – The packaging-level identifier that is associated with the serial number:
  • CN Rescode – A 5-digit China packaging code.
  • GTIN-14 – A 14-digit Global Trade Identification Number.
  • NTIN – A 14-digit National Trade Item Number.
• Product Name – The name of the product.
• Lot Number – The lot or batch number associated with the serial numbers.

  SSCCs might not have a lot number.

• Product Description – The product description, which typically includes the product name, dosage, form, and the number of doses.
• Expiration Date – The lot's expiration date.
• Strength – The strength of the product (e.g. 100 mg).
• Manufacturing Date – The date of manufacture associated with the serial number.
• Dosage Form – The form that the product is dispensed in (e.g. tablet or pill).
• Packaging Level – The packaging level associated with the serial number:
  • Each – The lowest salable unit of the product.
  • Inner Pack/Bundle – A grouping of eaches packaged together.
  • Case/Shipper – A grouping of inner packs or eaches packaged together.
  • Pallet – A grouping of cases, inner packs, or eaches packaged together on a pallet.
• Country Drug Code – The product's country-specific identifier selected when the product was commissioned.

• Reason Code – The reason for the latest update to the serial number: 

  • Damaged – The product is damaged.
  • Defective – The product does not function as intended.
  • Dispensed – The product is dispensed.
  • Disposed – The product is disposed.
  • Expired – The product reached its expiration date.
  • Misplaced – The product is missing.
  • Inappropriately Stored – The product was stored improperly and is no longer fit for sale.
  • Market Released – The product is released into one or more target markets for distribution.
  • Recalled – The product is recalled by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer.
  • Repackaged – The product is repackaged from a different source product.
  • Returned – The product was returned and cannot be resold.
  • Sampled – The product is sampled for quality testing.
  • Sampled - Archival – The product is sampled to store as a record.
  • Sampled - Clinical Study – The product is sampled for a clinical study.
  • Sampled - Customs Control – The product is sampled for inspection control by customs authorities.
  • Sampled - Marketing Demonstration – The product is used in a marketing demonstration.
  • Sampled by Authorities – The product is sampled by government authorities.
  • Sampled - Pharmaceutical Study – The product is sampled for a post-registration pharmaceutical study, to support submitted changes to a dossier.
  • Sampled - Federal Inspection – The product is sampled for federal inspection.
  • Sampled - Selective Control – The product is sampled by health authorities as needed to ensure quality standards.
  • Stolen – The product is stolen.
  • Spoilage – The product is spoiled due to exposure (e.g. heat, oxygen, moisture, microorganisms).
  • Withdrawn – The product is removed from the market by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer.
  • Withdrawn - Experiment – The product is withdrawn from the market during the course of an experiment.
  • Other – The product is updated for a reason that is not listed.
• Target Markets – The target markets that the serial number was commissioned in.
• Container Size – The number of individual doses in the item.
• Internal Material Number – The internal material number defined for the product.

• Receipt Delivery Number – The delivery number of the receipt.

• Shipment Delivery Number – The delivery number of the shipment.

• Receipt PO Number – The Purchase Order (PO) associated with the receipt.

• Shipment PO Number – The Purchase Order (PO) associated with the shipment.

Specifies the repackaged product information at lot level when the queried serial number is involved in an repackaging event (e.g. repackaged in a different dosage than the original manufacturer).

• Item Code – The packaging level item code that is associated with the serial number: 
  • CN Rescode – A 5-digit China packaging code.
  • GTIN-14 – A 14-digit Global Trade Identification Number.
  • NTIN – A 14-digit National Trade Item Number.
• Lot Number – The lot or batch number associated with the serial numbers.
• Serial Numbers – The repackaged serial numbers, downloadable as a CSV.

Specifies the source product details at the lot level when the queried serial number is involved in an repackaging event.

• Item Code – The packaging level item code that associates with the serial number: 
  • CN Rescode – A 5-digit China packaging code.
  • GTIN-14 – A 14-digit Global Trade Identification Number.
  • NTIN – A 14-digit National Trade Item Number.

• Lot Number – The lot or batch number associated with the serial numbers.

• Serial Numbers – The original source product serial numbers, downloadable as a CSV.

The parent container information associated with the required serial number.

• Serial Number – The serial number that the queried serial number is aggregated within.

• Encoding Type – The encoding format of the serial number based on the packaging code type:

  • AI(01)+AI(21) – An application identifier that contains the item's Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) or National Trade Item Number (NTIN) and Serial Number.

  • AI(00) – A Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC).

  • CN-EDMC – A Chinese Electronic Data Monitoring Code.

Tips

• To view the status of the parent serial number, select the Serial Numbers link. The screen refreshes and displays the serial number status of the parent serial number.

• Product – The name of the product.

• Lot Number – The lot or batch number associated with the serial numbers.

• Expiration Date – The expiration date of the product.

• Serial Number – The list of child serial numbers.

Tips

• To view the status of a child serial number, select the Serial Number link. The screen refreshes and displays the serial number status of the selected child serial number.