Support non-integer serial numbers

InvenTree/InvenTree/helpers.py

@@ -371,14 +371,10 @@ def ExtractSerialNumbers(serials, expected_quantity):
                 continue
 
         else:
-            try:
-                n = int(group)
-                if n in numbers:
-                    errors.append(_("Duplicate serial: {n}".format(n=n)))
-                else:
-                    numbers.append(n)
-            except ValueError:
-                errors.append(_("Invalid group: {g}".format(g=group)))
+            if group in numbers:
+                errors.append(_("Duplicate serial: {g}".format(g=group)))
+            else:
+                numbers.append(group)
 
     if len(errors) > 0:
         raise ValidationError(errors)

InvenTree/part/models.py

@@ -346,8 +346,10 @@ class Part(MPTTModel):
 
         if n is None:
             return 1
-        else:
+        elif n is int:
             return n + 1
+        else:
+            return None
 
     def getSerialNumberString(self, quantity):
         """

InvenTree/stock/migrations/0050_auto_20200821_1403.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.0.7 on 2020-08-21 14:03
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('stock', '0049_auto_20200820_0454'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='stockitem',
+            name='serial',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, help_text='Serial number for this item', max_length=100, null=True, verbose_name='Serial Number'),
+        ),
+    ]

InvenTree/stock/models.py

@@ -355,9 +355,9 @@ class StockItem(MPTTModel):
         verbose_name=_("Customer"),
     )
 
-    serial = models.PositiveIntegerField(
+    serial = models.CharField(
         verbose_name=_('Serial Number'),
-        blank=True, null=True,
+        max_length=100, blank=True, null=True,
         help_text=_('Serial number for this item')
     )
  
@@ -687,9 +687,6 @@ class StockItem(MPTTModel):
         if not type(serials) in [list, tuple]:
             raise ValidationError({"serial_numbers": _("Serial numbers must be a list of integers")})
 
-        if any([type(i) is not int for i in serials]):
-            raise ValidationError({"serial_numbers": _("Serial numbers must be a list of integers")})
-
         if not quantity == len(serials):
             raise ValidationError({"quantity": _("Quantity does not match serial numbers")})
 

InvenTree/stock/serializers.py

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class StockItemSerializer(InvenTreeModelSerializer):
     
     allocated = serializers.FloatField(source='allocation_count', required=False)
 
-    serial = serializers.IntegerField(required=False)
+    serial = serializers.CharField(required=False)
 
     required_tests = serializers.IntegerField(source='required_test_count', read_only=True, required=False)