# 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](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/overview/actions), 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](https://3503800744-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FIiEHKRx5AeABNDLcRlWX%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e0e3836a41640e849f3aeed460472dd971155bf9%2Fconsumables_view.png?alt=media)

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

## Consumables

In the [Consumables](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/consumables) tab, you can manage the quantities of consumables, allocate them to users/groups, put them back into stock, etc.

## Management

[Management](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/tabs/management) of financial and administrative information, this information is visible in the 'Management' tab on the computer's form.

## Documents

The [document](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/management/documents) 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](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/configuration/external_links) offer several possibilities. Send the GLPI object file to another URL of your choice, or generate an RDP file, for example.

## Notes

[Note](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/tabs/notes) lets you add enriched text and attach a document.

## Historical

[Historical](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/tabs/historical) 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.