Summary
🏷️ Prep Labels and Expiry Dates: Storage locations like “Fridge” and “Freezer” automatically adjust expiry dates based on preset rules.
🔧 Customizing Storage Locations: You can edit and create storage locations with specific expiry rules (e.g., “Dry Store” with a 30-day shelf life).
⚙️ Product-Specific Rules: Override location-based rules with custom expiry dates for specific products if needed.
Detailed Step-by-Step Summary: Storage Locations on Device
Introduction to Storage Locations
- Relevance to Prep Labels: Storage locations are crucial for setting expiry dates on prep labels, with different locations (e.g., fridge, freezer) automatically applying specific expiry rules.
Step 1: Understanding Default Expiry Rules
- Default : When printing a label, the expiry date will be calculated based upon the active storage location (unless the product has the 'Custom expiry date' option active - accessed via the product create/edit screen).
Step 2: Customizing Expiry Rules
- Editing Storage Locations: Press and hold on a storage location (e.g., “Fridge”) to modify its default expiry days. For example, change it from 4 days to 1 day.
- Creating New Locations: Add a new storage location like “Dry Store” with a 30-day shelf life.
Step 3: Applying Product-Specific Expiry Rules
- Override Location-Based Rules: For products with unique requirements, override storage location rules with a custom expiry date. For example, to set “Tomato Soup” to always have a 2-hour life, regardless of storage location selected you can turn on 'Custom expiry date' in the product edit screen.
Step 4: Flexibility and Editing
- Customizing to Your Business: The flexibility to customize storage locations and expiry rules allows businesses to tailor the device to their specific needs.
- Editing via Back Office: If you’re part of a larger chain, storage location settings might be locked by the back office, but they can still be managed through the web portal (if you have permission to do so).
By following these steps, you can effectively manage storage locations and expiry dates on your device, ensuring that your prep labels are accurate and tailored to your business’s specific requirements. This flexibility is particularly useful for businesses with varied storage needs and product-specific rules.