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title: "Restrictions and restriction types"
slug: "restrictions-and-restriction-types"
description: "Define material restrictions and restriction types in Life Sciences Supply Chain Management to support compliance for batches and sub-batches."
updated: 2026-06-25T10:24:09Z
published: 2026-06-25T10:24:09Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/restrictions-and-restriction-types"
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# Restrictions and restriction types

Life Sciences Supply Chain Management allows users to define and assign restrictions (for example, import/export restrictions) to materials to ensure only licensed/approved medicinal products are permitted to be moved, shipped, or consumed unless otherwise specified.

Users can define the list of restrictions in the **Restrictions** form (**Inventory management > Setup > Product compliance > Restrictions**).

Restrictions can be assigned to batches and sub-batches by clicking the **Functions > Restrictions > Restrictions** button in the **Batches** and **Sub batches** forms. When a restriction is assigned to the batch or sub-batch, the **Restrictions** parameter is automatically enabled in the **Batches** or **Sub batches** forms respectively. This way, users can quickly identify the batches/sub-batches subject to specific requirements.

A **Restrictions** checkbox is also displayed in the **Reservation** form to allow users to immediately identify materials with specific restrictions whenever performing reservations against different order types, for example, sales orders, transfer orders, or batch orders/production orders.

Users can manually define restriction types (for example, Investigational New Drug (IND) numbers) to batches and sub-batches by clicking the **Restrictions > Restriction types** button in the **Batches** and **Sub batches** forms.

It is also possible to select one or more sub-batches in the **Sub batches** form and copy the restrictions and restriction types of the parent batch by using the **Copy from batch > Copy restrictions** and **Copy from batch > Copy restriction types** capabilities. This feature is helpful if the properties of a batch are modified, and the same information has to be quickly propagated to the relevant sub-batches to ensure data consistency.

Whenever a batch/sub-batch is manufactured, it is possible to automatically populate its restrictions and/or restriction types with the restrictions and/or restriction types associated with the components that have been consumed during the manufacturing process (that is, materials for which the picking list has been posted) by clicking the **Restrictions > Update restrictions** and **Restrictions > Update restriction** types buttons in the **Batches** or **Sub batches** form.

Life Sciences Supply Chain Management offers some inquiries for restrictions and restriction types as follows:

- The list of batches subject to a selected restriction can be accessed by clicking **Inquiries > Batches** from the **Restrictions** form (**Inventory management > Setup > Product compliance > Restrictions**).
- The list of sub-batches subject to a selected restriction can be accessed by clicking **Inquiries > Sub batches** from the **Restrictions** form (**Inventory management > Setup > Product compliance > Restrictions**).
- The list of batches associated with specific restriction types is displayed in the **Restriction** types by batch inquiry (**Inventory management > Inquiries and reports > Batches > Restriction types by batch**).
- The list of sub-batches associated with specific restriction types is displayed in the **Restriction** types by sub-batch inquiry (**Inventory management > Inquiries and reports > Sub batches > Restriction types by sub batch**).