Batch tracking in Katana enables you to track the movement and lifecycle of individual products and materials throughout a supply chain — from purchase to sales (including manufacturing). This feature is part of the Full Traceability add-on, available with all Professional plans.
What is batch tracking?
Batch / lot tracking assigns specific identifiers to stock, enabling:
Full traceability of products and materials.
Control over stock quality and expiration.
Easier recall or inspection of specific batches.
Each item in Katana — whether a product or a material — can have batch tracking enabled or disabled independently via its item card. This setting applies to all variants of the item.
Note: Enabling or disabling batch tracking for one item does not affect any other items.
Key behavior when enabling batch tracking
Batch tracking can be enabled/disabled manually for each item.
It affects all variants of the selected product or material.
Any existing stock will be assigned to a placeholder batch called “unbatched.”
You can enable batch tracking for items individually or in bulk through importing.
How to manually enable batch tracking
To activate batch tracking for a product or material:
Go to the Items screen in Katana.
Select the product or material you wish to update.
On the item card, scroll to the tracking section.
Choose Batch / lot numbers from the available tracking options.
Once selected:
Batch tracking becomes active for all item variants.
Previously in-stock quantities will be grouped into the “unbatched” batch.
You can now begin creating specific batches for future purchases, manufacturing, or adjustments.
Next Steps
With batch tracking enabled:
You can assign new batches for incoming stock.
Traceability becomes available throughout your workflows (e.g., in manufacturing, stock transfers, and sales).
Learn how to start creating and managing batches here.
Automatically generate barcodes for batch numbers by enabling the feature in Settings > Barcodes. Batches created from POs or MOs will include these barcodes.
Print barcode labels with assigned batch numbers by navigating to the Batches tab under the Stock screen, selecting the desired batch, and using the Print option.
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