How do you book waste and where do you see the Waste overview?

Answer

With the free Waste and Waste overview integrations you book products that have to go (expired, damaged, spoiled or a preparation error) on the Book as waste screen, with a reason. They are deducted from stock without revenue. In the Waste overview you see per period what was thrown away, with the value at selling price and at cost price. Own consumption (staff, private, free) you book at the POS.

Where to find it

Settings > Till and products, under Own use and waste (/WebshopOrder/WasteOrder); the overview under Settings > Money and figures > Reports, tab Waste overview (/WebshopOrder/WasteOverview)

Explanation

• Step 1. Open Book as waste. On the left choose the category and tap the products that have to go, just like on the POS; for a product with choices the product window opens.
• Step 2. On the right, under Reason, choose a reason (Expired, Damaged, Spoiled, Preparation error or Other) and tap Save. You see "Waste entry saved".
• Step 3. Look in the Waste overview. Choose Select Type (the reason), From and To (Date from and Date to) and tap Search. Per entry you see Date, User, Product qty, Waste value (sales), Waste value (cost) and Reason; with the i icon you see the products.
• Own consumption (staff consumption, private, free for a guest, broken) you book at the POS with Own consumption in the payment window or under Other. The messages below apply there.

Buttons and settings

Name	What it does	When to use it	Note
Book as waste	The screen for booking waste.	For waste or shrinkage.	Only with the Waste integration.
Reason	Expired, Damaged, Spoiled, Preparation error or Other.	For every waste entry.	Required: "Waste reason required".
Select Type	Filters the overview by reason.	In the Waste overview.	-
From / To	The period of the overview.	In the Waste overview.	-
Waste value (sales)	What the waste was worth at the selling price.	-	-
Waste value (cost)	What the waste cost at the cost price.	-	-

Messages

Message	What it means	What to do
Waste cart cannot be empty.	You are saving a waste entry without products.	Choose the products first.
Waste reason is required.	No reason has been chosen.	Choose a reason.
Own consumption is off. Turn on the integration under Settings > Integrations.	The Own consumption integration is off.	Turn it on under Settings > Add-ons, category Stock and purchasing (the message still uses the old name Integrations).
You are not allowed to book own consumption. Ask the owner for the Record own consumption permission.	Your role does not have the permission.	Ask the owner to turn the permission on.
First choose the type of own use.	No Type of consumption has been chosen.	Choose the type.
There is nothing on the receipt.	Own consumption without products.	Ring something up first.
Own consumption is only possible with products, not with Miscellaneous.	There is a miscellaneous item on the receipt.	Remove the miscellaneous item.
A return can't be booked as own use.	There are return lines on the receipt.	Settle the return separately.
A repair can't be booked as own use.	There is a repair on the receipt.	Simply settle the repair as usual.
Own consumption is only possible on a new receipt, not on a table with earlier rounds.	The table already has saved rounds.	Book the own consumption on a new receipt.

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Keywords: book waste, shrinkage POS, throw away product, waste overview, expired products, own consumption message

Last checked: 2026-10-16

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