Enable picking items by FEFO
First-Expired-First-Out (FEFO) is a sorting method that ensures that items with the earliest expiration dates are picked first.
This functionality only works when the following criteria are met:
- The item must be assigned an item tracking code where the SN Warehouse Tracking, Lot Warehouse Tracking, or Package Warehouse Tracking fields are selected. The item must be posted to inventory with an expiration date.
- On the location, the Pick According to FEFO toggle must be turned on.
Depending on which document you plan to use, make some more settings:
- Inventory Pick. You can use picking by FEFO for locations with and without bins.
- Warehouse Pick. On the location, the Bin Mandatory toggles must be turned on.
When all the criteria are met, the serial/lot-numbered items to pick are sorted with the oldest first in all picks and movements.
Note
If some serial or lot-numbered items have specific tracking defined in the source document, such as sales order, then those are respected first and under them, the remaining, non-specific, serial/lot numbers are listed according to FEFO.
If two serial or lot-numbered items have the same expiration date, Business Central selects the item with the lowest serial or lot number.
When picking serial or lot-numbered items in locations set up for directed put-away and pick, only quantities in bins of the type Pick are picked according to FEFO.
To enable movements according to FEFO, leave the From Bin field empty on the Inventory Movement or Movement Worksheet pages.
If the Strict Expiration Posting field is selected on the Item Tracking Code Card, only items that aren't expired are included in the pick, and the lines are sorted according to the FEFO principle.
If you posted the item to inventory without an expiration date, Business Central populates the serial or lot number as a warehouse pick, but not an inventory pick.
See also
Pick Items for Warehouse Shipment
Pick Items with Inventory Picks
Warehouse Management Overview
Inventory
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