# Consumables

Consumables are items relating to resources or supplies intended to be used, loaned or entrusted as part of maintenance operations or the day-to-day running of an IT estate. These consumables generally include items such as USB sticks, HDMI cables or spare parts for hardware.

Apart from [common actions](/documentation/modules/overview/actions.md), some actions are specific to consumables:

* [Add new consumables to a model](#add-consumables-model) ;
* List allocated consumables: The *Summary* menu button allows you to see a summary of allocated consumables

In a consumable form, the following information is available:

{% hint style="info" %}
Consumables cannot be managed by the agent or automatic inventory
{% endhint %}

![Global view consumables](/files/ax4maqvq1vh540waFOUM)

* Name
* [Consumable type](/documentation/tabs/consumable_type.md)
* [Technician in charge](/documentation/tabs/common_fields/technician_in_charge.md)
* [Group in charge](/documentation/tabs/common_fields/group_in_charge.md)
* [User](/documentation/tabs/common_fields/user.md)
* [Comments](/documentation/tabs/common_fields/comments.md)
* [Picture](/documentation/tabs/common_fields/pictures.md)
* [Location](/documentation/tabs/common_fields/location.md)
* [Reference](/documentation/tabs/common_fields/reference.md)
* [Manufacturer](/documentation/tabs/common_fields/manufacturer.md)
* [Inventory number](/documentation/tabs/common_fields/inventory_number.md)
* [Group](/documentation/tabs/common_fields/group.md)
* [Alert threshold](/documentation/tabs/common_fields/alert_threshold.md)
* [Stock target](/documentation/tabs/common_fields/stock_target.md)

## Consumables

In the [Consumables](/documentation/tabs/consumables.md) tab, you can manage the quantities of consumables, allocate them to users/groups, put them back into stock, etc.

## Management

[Management](/documentation/modules/tabs/management.md) of financial and administrative information, this information is visible in the 'Management' tab on the computer's form.

## Documents

The [document](/documentation/modules/management/documents.md) tab lets you link different types of file to a material (PDF, txt, png, etc.) You can attach a document already uploaded to GLPI or add a new one directly from this tab.

## Links

[Links](/documentation/modules/configuration/external_links.md) offer several possibilities. Send the GLPI object file to another URL of your choice, or generate an RDP file, for example.

## Notes

[Note](/documentation/modules/tabs/notes.md) lets you add enriched text and attach a document.

## Historical

[Historical](/documentation/modules/tabs/historical.md) lists all the actions carried out on the object in question

## All Information

For an item, all information is displayed on one page from the *All* tab. This shows all of the tabs of an object's form in one view, one below the other.


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