{"id":4882,"date":"2026-05-30T02:10:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=4882"},"modified":"2026-05-30T02:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:10:58","slug":"serial-number-tracking-zoho-inventory","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/glossary\/serial-number-tracking-zoho-inventory\/","title":{"rendered":"Serial Number Tracking"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What Is Serial Number Tracking?<\/h2>\n<p>Serial number tracking in Zoho Inventory assigns a unique identifier to each physical unit of an item. Unlike batch tracking which groups units, serial tracking is one-to-one: each unit gets its own serial number. This enables full traceability from vendor to end customer.<\/p>\n<h2>How It Works<\/h2>\n<p>When you receive items on a purchase order, you assign serial numbers to each unit. When fulfilling a sales order, the system asks which specific serial numbers are being shipped. This creates a chain of custody from purchase receipt to customer delivery.<\/p>\n<h2>When to Use Serial Tracking<\/h2>\n<p>Serial tracking is essential for high-value items like electronics, medical devices, and machinery where warranty management, post-sale service, and regulatory compliance require individual unit traceability. It is not practical for low-value, high-volume items.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A method of tracking individual units of an item in Zoho Inventory using unique serial numbers assigned at receipt and traced through sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"seo_title":"Serial Number Tracking | Zoho Glossary | Aaxonix","seo_description":"A method of tracking individual units of an item in Zoho Inventory using unique serial numbers assigned at receipt and traced through sale.","seo_keyword":"serial number tracking zoho inventory","seo_faqs":"","term_type":"","glossary_related":"","glossary_links":""},"glossary_category":[1252],"class_list":["post-4882","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","glossary_category-zoho-inventory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/4882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary_category?post=4882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}