Track inventory by lot

Lot tracking records the batch number a unit belongs to. It’s essential for food, beverage, pharma and anything subject to a recall.

Turn on lot tracking

Lot tracking is set per product — enable it on the products that need it, not the whole catalog. Edit the product and turn on Lot tracking.

Capturing lots

Once enabled:

• Receiving — the app asks for the lot number as you take stock in.
• Picking — Klovio records which lot was pulled for each order.

So every unit carries a thread from supplier batch to customer shipment.

Why it matters

If a supplier issues a recall on lot B-2291, you can answer two questions immediately:

1. Do we still hold any of lot B-2291? — quarantine it.
2. Which customers received it? — from shipment history.

That’s the difference between a targeted recall and pulling everything.

Lot vs. serial vs. expiry

• Lot — a batch of identical units (this article)
• Serial — one unique number per single unit — see Track inventory by serial number
• Expiry/FEFO — date-driven picking — see Manage expiry dates and FEFO

Tip: turn on lot tracking before you receive a lot-controlled product, not after. Lots can’t be reconstructed for stock already on the shelf.