Package-Level Serial and Lot Tracking for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Package-level serial and lot tracking records exactly which serial numbers and lot numbers went into each box, not just which ones shipped on the order. Shippers and warehouse teams scan tracked items into a specific package during packing, so Dynamic Ship captures the contents of every carton inside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The result is verified packing and the box-by-box detail, an accurate Advance Ship Notice, and a clean recall trace, all of which depend on each other.
At a Glance
- Capture which serial and lot numbers are in each package, not just on the order.
- Scan tracked items into the box to verify the pack and catch mistakes before the label prints.
- Provide the package-level contents required by an accurate ASN for your EDI trading partners.
- Trace any serial or lot back to a specific carton, customer, and shipment from inside Business Central.
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Key Capabilities
Per-package serial and lot capture. Scan or select the serial and lot number for each tracked item as you pack it, and Dynamic Ship records that number against the specific box rather than the order as a whole.
Scan-to-verify packing. Scanning the item barcode confirms you are packing the right product into the right carton. If you scan the wrong item or try to overpack, the worksheet flags it before you ship.
Assembly component detail. Capture assembly component information alongside serial and lot numbers for full package-level traceability.
Accurate ASN data. Because the system knows the exact contents of each carton, it produces the package-by-package detail that an Advance Ship Notice needs for retail and trading-partner compliance.
Outbound tracking assignment. Assign outbound serial and lot numbers before posting, either earlier on the sales order or pick, or at packing time, using a barcode rule that skips validation against existing numbers.
Multi unit-of-measure handling. Pack in cases, inners, or eaches, even when the packaging unit differs from the selling unit, and maintain accurate tracking across each conversion.
Recall and warranty readiness. Look up any serial or lot to see which package, shipment, and customer received it, turning a recall or warranty claim into a fast query rather than a paper chase.
How Package-Level Serial and Lot Tracking Works in Dynamic Ship
The workflow happens in the Package Worksheet, the shipper’s primary packing screen.
- Scan the source document to load the order’s items into the worksheet.
- Open a box by scanning a new-package command or a License Plate Template barcode.
- Scan a tracked item into the box. When the item is serialized or lot tracked, scan or select the serial or lot number, and Dynamic Ship assigns that number to this specific package.
- Repeat for each item and each carton, then generate the carrier label and post the shipment.
Every serial and lot number stays linked to its package, and each package carries its own tracking number under the shipment’s master tracking number.
Why Dynamic Ship Package-Level Serial and Lot Tracking Stands Out
Many shipping tools record what was shipped at the order level, so they can tell you a serial number went out on an order, but not which of the five boxes it traveled in. Dynamic Ship records serial and lot numbers at the carton level inside Business Central, so you know precisely which package holds which unit. That granularity is what makes an Advance Ship Notice accurate and a recall fast.
This level of detail comes from where the work already happens. Packing, verification, and tracking all live in the same Business Central screen, with no separate system to reconcile and no export step to keep contents and shipments in sync. The serial and lot data you capture at the box is the same data that feeds your ASN, your customer’s receiving dock, and your own traceability records.
It also keeps you in control of your EDI relationships. Dynamic Ship is EDI-agnostic and pairs with the network your trading partners already use, including SPS Commerce and TrueCommerce, so the package contents you capture flow into the ASN through the connection you already trust.
Who Uses Package-Level Serial and Lot Tracking
Floor shippers scan tracked items into each box during packing, capturing serial and lot numbers without leaving the Package Worksheet. Warehouse managers rely on the box-level record to satisfy retail compliance and to answer “which carton was that unit in” without digging through paperwork. Quality and customer service teams use the same data to trace a recalled lot or honor a warranty claim down to the exact package and customer that received it.
Frequently Asked Questions
As you pack, you scan each tracked item into a specific package and then scan or select its serial or lot number. Dynamic Ship assigns that number to that carton inside Business Central, building a complete record of which serial and lot numbers are in which box. This package-level detail is stored against the carton’s license plate and remains available for ASN generation, recall tracing, and warranty lookups.
Yes. Because Dynamic Ship records contents at the package level, it produces the box-by-box serial and lot detail that an Advance Ship Notice requires. Dynamic Ship is EDI-agnostic and works with networks such as SPS Commerce and TrueCommerce, so the package contents you capture during packing feed the ASN your trading partners expect through your existing EDI connection.
Serialized or lot-tracked items that require a tracking number must have it assigned before the shipment is posted. You can assign those numbers earlier on the sales order or warehouse pick, or capture them at packing time. To assign them during packing, your partner sets a barcode rule that lets the worksheet accept a number without validating it against existing entries.
Yes. Scanning the item barcode gives you physical verification that the right product is going into the right carton. If you scan an item that does not belong on the order, or try to pack more than the order calls for, the Package Worksheet flags it before you generate the label. This catches mispacks at the station rather than after they reach the customer.