When a batch is packaged, FourFoxes creates a lot per package type: the lot code (the batch code), units produced, units remaining, production date, and an expiration date when the product type has a shelf life set.
See your lots. Open Inventory, then Packaged Inventory. The page summarizes each product by stage (Filled, Labeled, Sealed, Ready for Sale) and lists every lot below, with filters for product, stock status, and stage.
[facsimile candidate: Packaged Inventory summary with stage buckets]
Set up stages (admin or owner). Every account starts with three stages: Filled, Labeled, and Sealed, each with an expected duration. From the pipeline's Manage Stages page you can add your own, like QA Hold or Bottle Conditioning. Then assign an ordered workflow to each product type. A product type without a configured workflow cannot advance lots through stages.
Move lots along. Open Inventory, then Stage Pipeline. The board shows a column per stage plus Ready for Sale. Advance a lot with its button, or drag it. Lots can only move to the next stage in their workflow, and stages that run long show an Overdue badge. Anyone on the team, including Production Team, can advance lots. Reverting a lot to an earlier stage, or marking it not ready, is an admin action and asks for a reason.
Ready for Sale means every stage in the lot's workflow is complete. Only ready lots can be shipped.
Lots created by simple-mode packaging have no stage workflow. They appear in the pipeline's Unassigned column, where you can assign them to a stage by hand.
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