---
title: "Set up an item/allergen lifecycle"
slug: "bc-set-up-an-item-allergen-lifecycle"
description: "Explore the allergen lifecycle for Food Manufacturing & Distribution, enabling effective allergen management and item status tracking in your operations."
tags: ["BC", "Business Central", "Food", "Task"]
updated: 2026-06-25T09:59:16Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:16Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/bc-set-up-an-item-allergen-lifecycle"
---

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# Set up an item/allergen lifecycle

An allergen lifecycle for Food Manufacturing & Distribution is included in the official release package. This lifecycle is also present and enabled in the W1 demo database.

The lifecycle is based on the item table and sets a status on the item.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> This allergen lifecycle is different from the Item Lifecycle Management solution that STAEDEAN provides. It is a separate solution, solely for allergen management.

You can create and import lifecycles from the menu item in the Solution Center. See [Lifecycle Base setup](/business-central/docs/bc-lifecycle-base-setup).

## Example lifecycle

An example lifecycle is part of the release package. Using this example,when a lifecycle is enabled and initialized for a specific item, Anywhere Mobility Solutions manual change to the allergen set of that item moves the lifecycle state from **01-READY** to **02-APPROVE**. This state change is associated with an approval workflow that requests approval from a specific user.

The approval or refusal of the request automatically triggers a state change on the item:

- **Approved**: The state of the item changes to **03-LABEL**, meaning that labeling information for the item and its rollup items must be updated. After completing this update, you can manually change the state from **03-LABEL** back to **01-READY**.
- **Rejected**: The lifecycle status on the item moves to **04-REJECTED** and the allergen entry for this item is deleted. The addition and deletion are visible in the allergen history. You can always trace the person who approved or rejected an allergen change.

## Related

- [Initiate an allergen approval workflow](/bc-initiate-an-allergen-approval-workflow.md)
- [Link and view allergens and items](/bc-link-and-view-allergens-and-items.md)
- [Allergen management overview](/bc-allergen-management.md)