If the sheet is painful, nobody updates it. Keep columns boring and few.
Columns that earn their keep
• Product name
• Store product URL or short slug
• Lot or batch (exact string)
• Qty received
• Qty remaining
• Received date
• Storage location
• COA file name or path
• Notes
Habits
• New lot = new row.
• Change qty remaining; never invent a “merged” lot.
• Export a CSV backup monthly.
• Put the order prefix in notes when multiple orders share a week.
You do not need a LIMS on day one. You need rows you can still understand in six months.
— Dane
Lot tracking sheet that actually gets used
Guide Sticky
Lot tracking sheet that actually gets used
Sign in to reply
Full accounts can post replies and give reputation. Log in or create an account.