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- String lotCode (required—if the shipment really does not have a code, and only has an expiration date, then users could paste that date into this code field)
- Date expirationDate (optional)
- Date manufactureDate (optional)
- reference to a TradeItem (required) — this object gives us access to the Manufacturer name, etc, which will be helpful for display. (in V2 this was a reference to a product)
- boolean active flag — potentially a future feature to be able to set a Lot as inactive after it has gone out of circulation; or maybe this is connected to how you archive the lot instead of a DELETE endpoint
- UUID will get assigned to the Lot in ReferenceData, but it won't be visible to the user
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Since we do not have a real user yet, it is very hard to make that decision. Instead, we come up with three options which can be discussed broadly with more stakeholders.
Option1: technical preferred - mixed policy and usability
The lot feature is always on but the system allows end users to choose either tradeitem or lot to create stock event. In other words, we provide the lot function to user but we leave the validation to end users as well.
The UI layout will always support lot feature. To be more exact, even if a country does not use lot to track stock events, they will still see the lot number, expiry date column when they performance a physical inventory. Option2
Option 2: TW preferred - usability focused
System Administrator can turn on/off lot feature at central level. That configuration applies globally, which means if the feature is on then all facilities lot feature is on.
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As for the validation, we will leave it to the end users to confirm. Meaning, we will not check the balance between the trade item stock card’s SOH and the SOH summary of all lots belong to that trade item.Option3
Option 3: Donor preferred (maybe) - policy focused
The default setting of lot feature is off but System Administrator can turn it on. However, if the lot feature is on, system administrator can not turn if off.
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