Set up protein essentials

Protein Essentials  •  Article  •  5/22/2025  • 

Set up protein essentials

The system accurately tracks and manages slaughter dates across inventory and lot-related pages, supporting compliance and traceability requirements.

To enable the slaughter date functionality, follow these steps:

  1. Select the Search icon alt text, enter Protein Essentials Setup, and then choose the related link.
    The Protein Essentials Setup page opens.
  2. On the General FastTab, turn on the Enable Slaughter Date toggle.
    The system displays the Slaughter Date field on the following pages:
    • Item Tracking Lines
    • Lot No. Information Card
    • Lot No. Information List
    • Lot No. List
    • Inventory Overview
    • Inventory Worksheet Item Ledger Entries
    • Item Tracking Summary
    • Posted Item Tracking Lines
    • License Plate


When the Require Slaughter Date toggle on the Item Card page is turned on, you cannot turn off the Enable Slaughter Date toggle on the Protein Essentials Setup page.