Main focus

Add expiration-date fields to products, calculate useful life, and track expiry alerts inside an inventory.

Applies to

  • Android
  • iOS

Video walkthrough

Use the player controls to pause on each step. The written guidance below remains the source of truth.

Product-level fields

Production date or expiration date

Choose whether to record the Production Date or the Expiration Date for each product. If you use Production Date, also enter the Usage Life (in days) so the app can calculate the expiration date.

Product field settings for choosing production date or expiration date

Example usage

Take the product Banana with a useful life of 8 days. If you want an alert when the product reaches less than 50% of its useful life, set Alert % of Useful Life to 50.

Expiration date settings with useful life in days
Example of expiration alert percentage configuration

Use this step-by-step guide to enable the Expiration Date fields in your inventory.

Use this step-by-step guide to work with the Expiration Date fields after you add them to your inventory.