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title: "Item setup & inventory"
slug: "bc-item-setup-inventory"
description: "Optimize your inventory control with advanced lot tracking, dual units of measure, and allergen management for efficient item setup in your business."
tags: ["BC", "Business Central", "Food", "Introduction"]
updated: 2026-06-25T04:45:22Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:17Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/bc-item-setup-inventory"
---

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# Item setup & inventory

Item setup and inventory control are essential concerns for a manufacturing or distribution business. Because the fundamental focus of such an organization is to sell physical goods to a customer, the ability to configure and process items in a way that provides greater visibility and management capabilities can have a significant impact on many other areas of business. Food Manufacturing & Distribution includes several tools that give a company access to deeper inventory control capabilities than standard Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

For businesses that use lot numbering to trace item usage, stricter lot tracking requirements are in place. You can also record various item properties on a lot-by-lot basis. In scenarios where you need to calculate item quantities in different units simultaneously, you can configure an item to record all activity using dual units of measure. Companies that repackage existing items into different sizes or configurations can plan and execute this using the repack feature. If containers such as pallets or tanks store items, you can track both the containers and their contents in the system. You can also link allergen information to items and BOMs, and the system provides visibility in several places showing which items contain which allergens.

The following table describes the areas of inventory control functionality within Food Manufacturing & Distribution, with links to the topics that describe them.

| To | See |
| --- | --- |
| Configure general rules, properties, and values for item lots. | [Enhanced lot tracking](/business-central/docs/bc-enhanced-lot-tracking) |
| Record a second unit of measure in addition to an item's base unit during inventory transactions. | [Alternate units of measure](/business-central/docs/bc-alternate-units-of-measure) |
| Repackage one or more items into a different item. | [Repack functionality](/business-central/docs/bc-repack-functionality) |
| Set up allergen information on items and BOMs. | [Allergen management overview](/business-central/docs/bc-allergen-management) |

## Related

- [Enhanced lot tracking](/bc-enhanced-lot-tracking.md)
- [Alternate units of measure](/bc-alternate-units-of-measure.md)
- [Repack functionality](/bc-repack-functionality.md)
- [Allergen management overview](/bc-allergen-management.md)
- [Food Manufacturing & Distribution](/bc-food-manufacturing-and-distribution.md)