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title: "Advanced batch inquiry"
slug: "advanced-batch-inquiry"
description: "Use advanced batch inquiry on mobile devices to view batch details, including expiration dates and inventory status, for efficient management."
updated: 2026-09-18T14:35:18Z
published: 2026-09-18T14:35:18Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/advanced-batch-inquiry"
---

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# Advanced batch inquiry

The Advanced batch inquiry can be accessed by creating a mobile device menu item (**Warehouse management > Setup > Mobile device > Mobile device menu items**) with the **Activity code** set to **Advanced batch inquiry**.

When accessing the advanced batch inquiry on the mobile device, users can scan/manually enter the **Batch number/Sub batch** in the **Batch inquiry** screen (if a sub-batch number is entered, the system displays the information of its parent batch).

An initial screen is displayed with the following batch information:

- **Batch number**
- **Item number**
- **Info** (product name)
- **Vendor batch number**
- **Batch disposition code**
- **Use code**
- **Manufacturing date**
- **Shelf advice date**
- **Best before date**
- **Expiration date**
- **Destroy by date**
- **Storage condition**
- **Physical** on-hand inventory for the entire batch
- **Available** on-hand inventory for the entire batch
- **Reserved** on-hand inventory for the entire batch

When users confirm the information, the on-hand information is displayed in a grid layout. Each box contains the following fields:

- Key identifier (Box title): **Location** for batch managed items, **Sub batch number** for sub-batch managed items.
- **Location: Location** where on hand is stored.
- **Item number**: parent item for the batch.
- **Sub batch**: child **Sub batch** available for the batch (only for sub-batch managed items).
- **Physical**: **Physical inventory** available for the batch/sub-batch in the location.
- **Reserved**: **Physical reserved** inventory for the batch/sub-batch in the location.
- **Available**: **Available physical** inventory for the batch/sub-batch in the location.

Users can view the same information as a list by clicking on one of the boxes and accessing the **Inventory details** screen. It is possible to link this screen with other inquiries by leveraging the standard detour functionality (for example, to access the related item, location, or sub-batch inquiry with a single click).

The [Advanced item inquiry](/life-sciences/docs/advanced-item-inquiry) for the parent item can be opened by clicking the correspondent **Item** button.

The [Advanced sub-batch inquiry](/life-sciences/docs/advanced-sub-batch-inquiry) for a child sub-batch can be opened by clicking the correspondent **Sub batch** button.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> The **Item** and **Sub-batch** buttons are available only when the corresponding standard detour functionality is configured.

It is possible to promote and highlight the **Expiration date** and **Batch disposition code** in the advanced batch inquiry by configuring the [**Mobile device steps**](/life-sciences/docs/mobile-device-steps) form.

## Related

- [Advanced item inquiry](/advanced-item-inquiry.md)
- [Advanced sub-batch inquiry](/advanced-sub-batch-inquiry.md)
- [Mobile device steps](/mobile-device-steps.md)
- [Inventory inquiries in mobile device](/inventory-inquiries-in-mobile-device.md)
- [Life Sciences Warehouse Management](/life-sciences-warehouse-management.md)