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Status Future consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 15, 2025

Default Expiry Dates Based on Commodity Group and Commodity Code

Introduce a configuration feature in IBM Maximo that allows default expiry dates to be set based on the combination of Commodity Group and Commodity Code. When items are receipted into inventory, the system will automatically retrieve and apply the predefined expiry date associated with that combination.

Idea priority Low
Needed By Not sure -- Just thought it was cool
  • Admin
    Péter Keres
    Aug 29, 2025

    Thank you for the submission, we greatly value the feedback! The enhancement to have a default shelf life (and thus calculated Expiration Date on Receipt) we understand the benefit of, and will look into options to add it in the future.