Track expiry dates and record wastage
4 minYou willUse the oldest stock first and keep a record of everything you throw away.
You needInventory in your plan.
Steps
- 1 Add stock with an expiry dateIn Inventory, Stock choose Stock in and fill the optional Expiry date. Stock with a date is kept as a batch and the batch that expires first is used first.
- 2 Open ExpiryInventory, Expiry shows what is expired, what expires soon and what is fine. Press Write off on an expired batch to take it off the stock.
- 3 Record other wastageOpen Inventory, Wastage. Pick the item, the quantity and a reason: Spoiled, Spilled or dropped, Expired, Staff meal or Counting mistake. Add a note if you like and save.
- 4 Read the wastage reportThe Wastage page shows the total loss, the biggest reason and the latest entries. Inventory, Reports has the full Wastage report with dates and downloads.
Common problems
Can I give an expiry date in the past?
No. An expiry date must be today or later.
Who sees the wastage entries?
Staff with the Wastage permission can add them. Each entry shows who added it.
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