Worked example · simulated scenario

Avoiding Two Lists for the Same Dates

Two named trips can accidentally cover the same dinners. Before letting each list claim stock for those dates, the tool asks the cook to resolve the overlap instead of presenting two competing sets of shortages.

List A already covers meals from 2030-06-03 through 2030-06-09. List B is intended for June 7 through June 10.

The second calculation is refused

List B receives an overlap error and no generated lines for the conflicting range.

Try the conflicting dates

1. Create List A and calculate meal needs for June 3–9, 2030.
2. Create List B and enter June 7–10, 2030. Use these dates only while they remain current or future.
3. Select Calculate meal needs and read the status message.

The first list already covers part of the proposed range. Reuse it or choose separate dates; adding a second overlapping list is not a safe way to divide the same meals between two shops.

Use List A for the shared dates, or begin List B after June 9.