Add New Ingredient

This topic will assist the user in creating a new ingredient within Ingredient Maintenance. You can assign vendors/suppliers from Vendor Maintenance to various ingredients to track inventory and generate the Reorder Report.

ClosedHow to Add a New Ingredient
  1. Open the Back Office.
  2. Click the Maintenance icon.
  3. Click Ingredient Maintenance.
  4. In the Ingredient drop down menu, select New.
  5. Enter an item description in the Description field.
  6. Select an existing location from the Location drop down or enter a new location in the Location Description field.
  7. If desired, enter the ingredient's Department in the drop down.
  8. If you wish to use the inventory/reordering functions, select a vendor/supplier from the Vendor drop down.
  9. Select a Unit of Measure from the drop down. Your selection will be reflected in the Per Package, Per Case, and Cost Per fields. The image below reflects the Units selection.
  10. Enter the Units Per Package, Packages Per Case, Cost Per Unit, and Retail Per Unit.
  11. In the Quantity in Stock section, enter the quantity of the ingredient currently in inventory.
  12. In the Reorder Information section, enter the quantity of cases, packages, units, etc. that will trigger the system to place the ingredient on the Reorder Report.
  13. In the Reorder Quantity section, enter the quantity of cases, packages, units, etc. to be ordered when inventory reaches the defined Reorder Level.
  14. Click File > Save.
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