# BBE Changes Should Not Retroactively Update Already-Dispatched Orders

**URL:** <https://community.breww.com/t/bbe-changes-should-not-retroactively-update-already-dispatched-orders/6757>\
**Category:** Ideas & feature requests\
**Tags:** idea-duplicate\
**Created:** [22 May 2026 06:33 UTC](https://community.breww.com/t/bbe-changes-should-not-retroactively-update-already-dispatched-orders/6757 "2026-05-22T06:33:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![sylwia-paluch](https://community.breww.com/user_avatar/community.breww.com/sylwia-paluch/32/1181_2.png) [@sylwia-paluch](https://community.breww.com/u/sylwia-paluch)\
**Post date:** [22 May 2026 06:33 UTC](https://community.breww.com/t/bbe-changes-should-not-retroactively-update-already-dispatched-orders/6757/1 "2026-05-22T06:33:26Z")

</div>

Hi there

**Background / Problem:** When a BBE (Best Before End) date is changed on a batch (via Production tab → Actions → Change Whole Batch BBE), the change is currently being applied retroactively to orders that have already been dispatched. This creates a traceability concern, as customers received invoices showing the original BBE date, but the system now reflects the updated BBE on those completed orders.

**What we’d like:** We’d like BBE changes to only apply to future/unfulfilled orders, and not retroactively update orders that have already been dispatched.

**Why this matters:**

- **Traceability** – Dispatched orders should be a true historical record of what was sent to the customer, including the BBE at the time of dispatch.

- **Invoice accuracy** – Customers received invoices with the original BBE date. If the system retroactively updates this, the invoice no longer matches the system record.

- **Compliance** – In regulated industries like brewing, maintaining accurate records of what was dispatched and when is essential for recalls and audits.

**Suggested behaviour:**

- When a BBE is changed on a batch, only apply the change to orders that have **not yet been dispatched**.

- Already-dispatched orders should retain the BBE date that was recorded at the time of dispatch.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![luke](https://community.breww.com/user_avatar/community.breww.com/luke/32/3636_2.png) [@luke](https://community.breww.com/u/luke)\
**Post date:** [3 June 2026 12:18 UTC](https://community.breww.com/t/bbe-changes-should-not-retroactively-update-already-dispatched-orders/6757/2 "2026-06-03T12:18:55Z")

</div>

Thanks for submitting this, Sylwia, but this looks like a duplicate of your previous request: [Option to Change BBE for Remaining Stock Only (Without Backdating Shipped Products)](https://community.breww.com/t/option-to-change-bbe-for-remaining-stock-only-without-backdating-shipped-products/6589)

I’m closing this as a duplicate. Can anyone who has voted for this and not the original thread make sure to give the original a vote? Thank you.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![luke](https://community.breww.com/user_avatar/community.breww.com/luke/32/3636_2.png) [@luke](https://community.breww.com/u/luke)\
**Post date:** [3 June 2026 12:19 UTC](https://community.breww.com/t/bbe-changes-should-not-retroactively-update-already-dispatched-orders/6757/3 "2026-06-03T12:19:04Z")

</div>