Lot numbers and serial numbers

Hi,

In the lot number creation form, there is a field for item. Is there a way I can create the same lot number but for 2 different items? Currently its not allowing, but wondering if there is a way.

For a single batch or serial number to multiple items, it is not currently possible because it is difficult to track the inventory and hard to manage. However, you can set a custom field and then apply your logic like every time you have to fetch the lot no at the transaction level.

I want to understand more about why it would be hard to manage inventory? If we setup the foreign key (unique key) to be a combination of item name, lot number and serial number then there would be only unique ones, right? At least that’s how my current ERP keeps track of it. Let me know if my understanding is right or wrong.