Avoid using manufacturer model, serial or SKU numbers as your own SKU numbers.
For readability, you can print SKU labels with one form readable by the human eye as well as a code that can be scanned.Ĭreate SKU numbers unique to your company. Use both letters and numbers rather than using only letters or only numbers. Don’t start with a zero or other characters that could be misinterpreted by human readers or by computers. Start SKU numbers with letters, which makes them easier to read. As a happy medium, Chief Operating Officer of Rakuten Super Logistics Michael Manzione recommends using eight alphanumeric characters for SKU numbers and keeping them short and simple enough that a fifth grader could read them. On the other hand, a SKU number that’s too short can make it easy to confuse with a product quantity code. Instead of using long SKU numbers packed with product details, it’s often better to save the majority of details for product name and description. However, if you try to pack too much information into a SKU number, it can become long and confusing, creating a greater risk of data entry error or packing and shipping error. ASINs are distinct from manufacturer model numbers and from SKU numbers used by other sellers in Amazon’s supply chain.Ĭharacters in SKU numbers can represent information such as manufacturer, color, size, cost or warehouse location, for example. For example, Amazon assigns products it sells a special 10-character Amazon SKU number, known as an Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN). SKUs are frequently used by warehouses, marketplaces, fulfillment centers, catalogs and ecommerce sites. However, some companies sometimes include model number information in their SKUs for identifying purposes. SKU numbers are distinct from product model numbers, which are assigned by manufacturers. Because of this, SKUs can also be thought of as codes assigned to a company’s billable entities.Įach company assigns its own SKU numbers. SKU numbers can be assigned to physical products as well as intangible products that are billable, such as units of repair time or warranties.
SKU numbers (short for “stock keeping unit,” and pronounced “skew”) are alphanumeric codes used by companies to track units of products in inventory and products sold. SKU and UPC codes are different but have many of the same uses and best practices. Briefly, SKU numbers are internal product inventory codes unique to a particular company, while UPC barcodes are external product tracking codes that are standardized for universal use by any company.
Select the appropriate number sequence for the fixed asset group in the Bar code number sequence field.Many consumers use the terms “SKU” and “UPC” interchangeably, but for small business owners and for employees who manage inventory, it’s important to know the difference. Select the Autonumber bar codes check box. Instead of using the fixed asset number codes as bar codes, you can assign fixed asset bar code number sequences to specific fixed asset groups.Ĭlick Fixed assets > Setup > Fixed asset groups.įor each fixed asset, select the fixed asset group to assign group-specific bar codes to. If the bar codes should not be assigned to fixed assets as each fixed asset is created, clear the Bar code equals fixed asset number check box in the Fixed assets parameters form every time that you process the batch. This will assign bar codes to the selected assets. Select the Bar code equals fixed asset number check box.Ĭlick Fixed assets > Periodic > Assign fixed asset number to bar code. The bar code will be assigned when fixed assets are created. Select the Bar code equals fixed asset number check box. Assign bar codes when fixed assets are createdĬlick Fixed assets > Setup > Fixed assets parameters. You can assign bar codes to fixed assets when fixed assets are created, to current fixed assets, or to fixed asset groups.
Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012