Add A Serial Number Custom Field

Use a Custom Field to track additional information about a Serial Number, such as consignment information, in Systemize Inventory. The Field will display on the Serial Number Details Page and in the Select Serial Number dialog box when allocating a Serial Number to a Job. It can also be added to an Inventory View

Warning: Deleting a Custom Field permanently deletes any information that had been entered for that field. For more information on adding Fields, see Related Articles below.


  1. Go to Settings > Inventory > Serial Number Fields.
  2. Click the +Create Field button at the top.
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  3. Enter a Name and select one of the following Data Types:
Auto-number: Use to automatically assign the next sequential number.
Currency: Only numbers are allowed. The field will print with a currency symbol and 2 decimal places.
Date: Use to ensure a valid date is entered.

Link: Use for a hyperlink to a website or the location of a file or folder on your network.
For a website, use the complete address such as http://www.moraware.com.
For a folder on your local network use the format \\machinename\sharefile\foldername.
NOTE: The names cannot contain any spaces. Local network links aren't supported by Mozilla Firefox. Use Chrome or Internet Explorer instead.

List of values: Use when you want to define the values for selection from a drop-down list.
Multi-line text: Use for long data entry fields such as notes.
Number: Only numbers are allowed.
Text: Use for data entry fields up to 80 characters.