Batches & expiry

Track batches, expiry dates and FEFO

Keep receipt batches separate and sell the earliest expiry first.

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Step by step

  1. Open Settings → Inventory → Batches & expiry.
  2. Enable Batch tracking if available on your plan.
  3. Set the Expiry warning window and Near-expiry refusal window.
  4. Enable Enforce earliest-expiry-first to require the earliest-expiring batch to be sold first.
  5. Record batch details when receiving stock, then review batches and expiry information on product and inventory screens.

Good to know

Inside the near-expiry refusal window a lot is unsellable. FEFO controls allocation by expiry; FIFO costing controls cost layers. These are different settings.

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