Purchase batches and awaiting photos

What a purchase batch is

When a purchase is imported or synced, CardZen creates one batch for that purchase. The batch is named from the purchase — usually the item or order title — so you can tell which package it is at a glance.

• One purchase, one batch. The batch holds a card record for every card the purchase contains.
• Each card carries its share of the purchase cost from the start, so cost basis is set before you ever take a photo.
• Purchase batches wait under Awaiting photos on the Batches page until you photograph the cards.

Awaiting photos is expected, not an error

Between buying a card and the package arriving, its batch shows the card as awaiting photos. Nothing is wrong — CardZen is holding a spot for the card, with the purchase details and cost already attached.

Capture when the package arrives

1. 1Open Batches and find the purchase batch under Awaiting photos, or open the purchase and choose Capture.
2. 2Photograph each card front and back.
3. 3Photos complete the waiting card records. No duplicate cards are created.
4. 4Review the batch and complete it like any other intake.

Cost links automatically

Every card captured into a purchase batch is linked to that purchase. You do not need to link cards by hand — the purchase page shows them under Cards in this purchase, with the cost split across them.

Older empty purchase batches

Accounts that synced purchases before awaiting-photos cards existed may have auto-created batches with no cards in them. These are safe to delete from the batch list, or keep them and add cards later.