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Inventory Standard Datafix Instruction #5: Fixing Serial Numbers With Leading Or Trailing Spaces (Doc ID 1376548.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 07, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Inventory Management - Version 11.5.10.2 and later
Oracle Warehouse Management - Version 12.1.3 to 12.1.3 [Release 12.1]
Information in this document applies to any platform.
mtl_serial_numbers
Spaces / White-space / Padded / Need Trimming

Goal

This document provides the detailed instructions for fixing wrong data caused by Serial Numbers having Trailing and/or Leading Spaces. Also this document will show all the available information regarding the Root Cause of this data corruption.

Please follow up this document in the following order:
A. Identification Scripts: This will confirm if you are having this data corruption.
B. Verifying your file versions: This will allow you and support to confirm if you are already in a known fixed version.
C. Root Cause Analysis. It shows all the relevant information about this issue Root Cause.
D. Datafix Intructions. It will provide steps for fixing the data corruption.

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 A - Identification Scripts
 Symptoms
 C -  Root Cause Analysis
 1. Serial Control Receipt
 2. Serial Duplication On Mobile
 3. Cycle Count Entry Creating Spaces
 4. Physical Inventory Allowing Spaces
 5. New Root Causes?
 D - Datafix
 1- Backup Data.
 2- Run Datafix.
 3- Commit.
 4. Check Results.
References

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