Create or edit a raw material

To create a raw material

1. Open or create a workspace.
2. In the navigation pane, click Create new resource and select Raw material.
3. Enter a name for the raw material. This is your internal name. The raw material saves automatically and appears in the navigation pane.
4. Complete each tab in turn (General, Nutrients and Measures), working through the fields from top to bottom.
5. Click Publish to make the raw material available to other users and for use in recipes and sub recipes.

To edit a raw material

Open the raw material and click Edit. Changes save automatically, and any recipes and labels that use the raw material recalculate.

Fields on the General tab

Name
Enter the internal name for the raw material. This isn't shown on labels.

ID 1 and ID 2
Optional: Enter IDs such as a supplier or product code. To search by ID, turn on Show IDs in Navigation options.

Tags
Optional: Classify the raw material with an existing or new tag. Click in the Tags box, then click Add tag.

Label declaration
Select how the raw material is declared on labels. The default is Simple ingredient.

Declaration name
Enter the name to appear in the ingredient list on labels.

Ingredient group
Optional: Assign the raw material to an ingredient group. 

Description
Optional: Enter a description for this raw material.

Note
Optional: Enter notes for this raw material.

Published
When this raw material was first published. A raw material must be published before it can be used in recipes and sub recipes.

Attach file
Optional: Attach a file such as a specification sheet. Accepted formats: .csv, .doc, .xls, .xlsx, .pdf, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .gif.

Activity
A log of the raw materials editing and publishing history.