# Stock item expiry date

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/stock-item-expiry-date/32161>\
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**Created:** [December 23, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/stock-item-expiry-date/32161 "2020-12-23T21:23:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tamer\_Derbala](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tamer_derbala/32/24571_2.png) [@Tamer\_Derbala](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tamer_Derbala)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/stock-item-expiry-date/32161/1 "2020-12-23T21:23:54Z")

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how can I activate the expiry date of my stock items at the purchases&sales invoices?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Abeiku](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/abeiku/32/44970_2.png) [@Abeiku](https://forum.manager.io/u/Abeiku)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/stock-item-expiry-date/32161/2 "2020-12-23T21:31:45Z")

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You cannot track the expiry date of inventory items for now.

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**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://forum.manager.io/u/Patch)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/stock-item-expiry-date/32161/3 "2020-12-23T21:35:54Z")

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Exactly how do you define your expiry date? As with this knowledge there maybe a work around.

However Manager assumes all stock items are identical and interchangeable. It does not track batch numbers or expiry dates. Doing so requires a new inventory item for each batch.

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**Author:** ![Tamer\_Derbala](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/tamer_derbala/32/24571_2.png) [@Tamer\_Derbala](https://forum.manager.io/u/Tamer_Derbala)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/stock-item-expiry-date/32161/4 "2020-12-23T21:39:05Z")

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unfortunately, that is the weak point of this program.  
until they solve this point, we are waiting

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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:** [December 23, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/stock-item-expiry-date/32161/5 "2020-12-23T21:43:05Z")

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@Tamer_Derbala, tracking expiry dates and including them on purchase and sales invoices are two different things.

You can add line-item custom fields to include the dates for items you buy and sell. But this will only be information related to that invoice. See the Guide: [https://www.manager.io/guides/10411](https://www.manager.io/guides/10411).

To actually track expiry dates, you would need to create new inventory items for each expiration lot, as @Patch already wrote.

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**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://forum.manager.io/u/Patch)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/stock-item-expiry-date/32161/6 "2020-12-23T21:51:48Z")

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> [@Tamer\_Derbala](#):
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> activate the expiry date

What do you mean by this?

- Is it a warranty expiry started from the date the customer makes the purchase?
- Is it an expiry based on the date of manufacture and stock spoiling? If so how often do you receive new batches?

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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, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/stock-item-expiry-date/32161/7 "2023-01-18T14:52:06Z")

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