This article explains the handling of consumed lots and also how to mark your lots consumed and unconsumed.
Managing consumed lots is available for the following products:
- Commerce
- Roast professional and higher tiers
- Origin professional and higher tiers
- Lab
Why mark the lots consumed?
When you have used your entire stock of a lot of green coffee and the actual weight is 0 kg/lbs, it will automatically be marked as consumed.
This feature will help you to mark your lots consumed even though the actual weight is not 0 kg/lbs. In case of any damage (e.g. mold, water), when the lots can not be used for roasting, you can simply mark them consumed.
In this case, you will still be able to view your lots in their current state and history.
The steps of marking lots consumed
You can manage and track your inventory with the online platform C-sar in real-time.
There are two ways to manually mark a green lot as consumed:Via the overview page
By following the steps below you can mark lots consumed via the Inventory overview page:
- Log into the online platform C-sar.
- Navigate to the Inventory overview page.
- Check the box related to the lot(s) you want to mark as consumed.
By clicking on the drop-down next to Manage you can mark the lot(s) consumed.
- Confirm the action by clicking Yes, mark as consumed.
- You can also consume lots by enabling the Has been consumed column.
In this case you need to select the lot(s) then navigate to the Customize tab and select Has been consumed.
Via the lot's detail page
By following the steps below you can mark lots consumed via the lot's detail page:
- Navigate to the lot's detail page, by clicking on the ID-tag of the lot.
- Click Manage > Mark consumed from the menu top right and confirm the action.
Accessing your lots marked as consumed
As mentioned before, when the weight of a green lot reaches 0 kg/lb, the lot is automatically marked as consumed.
Depending on your view, consumed lots disappear from the main overview page.
To make them visible, follow the steps below:
- Navigate to the Inventory overview page on the online platform C-sar.
- Find the Customize button on the top right.
- Move the toggle button at the bottom of the menu to the right to include consumed inventory.
- Your consumed lots will now appear on the overview table. Their ID tag is greyed out.
Unconsuming consumed lots
There are two ways to mark the lot unconsumed:
💡 This step can be done in both ways individually from the detail page or in bulk from the overview page.Via the mark as unconsumed function
Mark the lots unconsumed via the Inventory overview page:
- Include consumed inventory on the dashboard by clicking on Customize and moving the toggle button on the bottom of the page to include consumed inventory.
- Check the box related to the lot(s) you want to mark as not consumed. A menu at the top of the table will appear.
- Select Manage > Mark not consumed.
- Confirm by clicking Yes, mark as unconsumed.
Via the adjust weight function
When restocking a consumed lot, the easiest way is to adjust the weight of the lot you want to mark unconsumed.
- Navigate to the Inventory overview page and include consumed lots.
- Click
Adjust weight or mark more than one unconsumed lots by checking the respective boxes and click Manage > Adjust weight. 
- Once the weight has been updated, the lot will automatically be marked as unconsumed.
FAQs
What is the difference between marking a lot consumed and deletion?
When you are marking a lot consumed, you keep all the history of that particular lot so you are able to filter and report on it. You can also add the consumed lots back to your active inventory any time. Deleting a lot means all the history is gone and you can not filter or report on it anymore. Furthermore deletion is irrecoverable.
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Congratulations! You are now able to manage consumed lots.
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