# Expired date alert for inventory items

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/expired-date-alert-for-inventory-items/18720>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 21, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/expired-date-alert-for-inventory-items/18720 "2018-10-21T13:10:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![charithpla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@charithpla](https://forum.manager.io/u/charithpla)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/expired-date-alert-for-inventory-items/18720/1 "2018-10-21T13:10:51Z")

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Hi Mates,  
Inventory level is perfectly maintaining by the system but i have some chemical items with expired dates,are there any possibility to get alert or any report and filed to add item expired date.

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**Author:** ![Tut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tut/32/3286_2.png) [@Tut](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tut)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/expired-date-alert-for-inventory-items/18720/2 "2018-10-21T13:22:05Z")

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Basically, the answer is no. Manager considers all units under the same inventory item to be identical and interchangeable. If you have batches that expire, making the inventory items useless, you would need to enter them as separate inventory items. Either include the expiration date in the description or add a custom field. As chemicals expire, write them off and make that item inactive.

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/expired-date-alert-for-inventory-items/18720/3 "2023-01-18T15:08:17Z")

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