{"id":1448,"date":"2024-11-23T04:58:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T04:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support-landing.altegio.cloud\/support\/4849632024861-configuring-automatic-writing-off-of-products\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:13:19","password":"","slug":"4849632024861-configuring-automatic-writing-off-of-products","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/4849632024861-configuring-automatic-writing-off-of-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Configuring automatic writing off of consumables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Altegio<\/strong> lets you automatically write off consumables when providing services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The write-off is configured using <strong>bill of materials<\/strong> linked to services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>bill of materials<\/strong> is a list of consumables required to provide a service. For example, the \u201cHair Coloring\u201d service may use shampoo, hair dye, developer, etc., in specific quantities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you set up a bill of material for this service, all consumables will be automatically written off from the inventory, and an inventory write-off transaction for consumables will be created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to set up automatic consumables write-off<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create an inventory where consumables for write-off will be stored. A detailed guide is available in the article <a href=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/4847347269917-creating-and-configuring-a-new-storage\/\"><strong>Creating and setting up a new inventory<\/strong>.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When choosing the inventory type, make sure to select For consumables write-off.<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69da106da8250&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69da106da8250\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"337\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-17.57.25-1024x337.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-17.57.25-1024x337.png 1024w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-17.57.25-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-17.57.25-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-17.57.25-1536x505.png 1536w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-17.57.25-2048x673.png 2048w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-17.57.25-360x118.png 360w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-17.57.25-1568x515.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the consumables that need to be written off to the product catalog under <strong>Products<\/strong> > <strong>Inventories<\/strong>. A detailed guide is available in this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/4850363619485-products-initial-configuration\/\">article<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Record a <strong>product arrival<\/strong> to the inventory you created for consumables write-off. A detailed guide is available in this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/4850796571677-products-arrival\/\">article<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create bill of materials and link them to services. A detailed guide is available in this <a href=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/4850005468829-bills-of-materials\/\"><strong>article.<\/strong><\/a> Only one bill of material can be linked to a single service.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The setup is complete. Now Altegio will record the write-off of consumables from the inventory when you select the <strong>Arrived<\/strong> status in the appointment window for an appointment with that service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can view data on the quantities and types of written-off materials in <strong>Products > Inventory Management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Important<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If, during service delivery, the actual consumables used differ from the values set in the bill of materials, you can correct this in the appointment window under <strong>Consumables write-off<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69da106da9687&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69da106da9687\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"790\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-18.02.50-1024x790.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-18.02.50-1024x790.png 1024w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-18.02.50-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-18.02.50-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-18.02.50-1536x1186.png 1536w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-18.02.50-2048x1581.png 2048w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-18.02.50-360x278.png 360w, https:\/\/alteg.io\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-17-at-18.02.50-1568x1210.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Altegio lets you automatically write off consumables when providing services. The write-off is configured using bill of materials linked to services. A bill of materials is a list of consumables required to provide a service. For example, the \u201cHair Coloring\u201d service may use shampoo, hair dye, developer, etc., in specific quantities. If you set up&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/4849632024861-configuring-automatic-writing-off-of-products\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Configuring automatic writing off of consumables<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[49],"doc_tag":[1462,1594,2029,1579,1297],"class_list":["post-1448","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-inventory","doc_tag-appointment-en","doc_tag-bills-of-materials-en","doc_tag-inventory-en","doc_tag-products-en","doc_tag-service-en","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":276,"total_views":"223","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"ivan.k","author_nicename":"altegio","author_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/author\/altegio\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Inventory","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/categories\/inventory\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[{"term_name":"Appointment","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/appointment-en\/"},{"term_name":"Bills of Materials","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/bills-of-materials-en\/"},{"term_name":"Inventory","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/inventory-en\/"},{"term_name":"Products","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/products-en\/"},{"term_name":"Service","term_url":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/knowledge-base\/docs-tag\/service-en\/"}],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1448"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":303349,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1448\/revisions\/303349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=1448"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alteg.io\/en\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=1448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}