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Manufacturing – Recipe Module Guide

🍳 Recipe Module – Build & Cost Your Items #

1. Navigate to “Recipe” #

  1. Log in to your back-office.
  2. In the purple sidebar, click Manufacturing.
  3. The top tab strip shows Manufacturing / Recipe / Production / Settings / Report. Make sure Recipe is selected (purple background).
  4. You’ll see a recipe list table and a purple + Add button (top-right).

2. Add a New Recipe #

  1. Click + Add.
  2. In the pop-up / new page, choose the Finished Product you’re producing (e.g., “Mango Juice (3695)”).
  3. Select Category and Sub-category (auto-filled if product has them).
  4. Add ingredients:
    • Click Add Ingredient.
    • Pick a raw material SKU, set quantity & unit.
    • Repeat for all components (sugar, cups, labels, etc.).
  5. Enable Calculate Cost to auto-sum raw-material cost.
  6. Press Save. The recipe now appears in the list.

The Price and Unit Price columns will show 0.00 until you click “Update product price”.

3. View, Edit, or Delete a Recipe #

  • View – purple View button opens a read-only list of ingredients.
  • Edit
    1. Click blue Edit.
    2. Add/remove ingredients or adjust quantities.
    3. Save to update cost calculation.
  • Delete – red Delete (blocked if recipe is used in Production records).

4. Update Finished Product Price #

  1. Select one or more recipes via the left checkboxes.
  2. Click the red Update product price button under the table.
  3. System sets the product’s Selling Price to match recipe cost (plus markup from Settings → Recipe Markup %, if configured).

🔎 Hover the i icon in the Price header to see markup logic.

5. Table Tools & Filters #

  • Search: Top-right box filters by product name or SKU.
  • Show Entries: Change pagination size.
  • Export / Print: Buttons export recipe list to CSV, Excel, PDF, or open a print view.
  • Column visibility: Hide Category, Unit Price, etc., as needed.
  • Sort: Click any header to sort alphabetically or by cost.

6. Troubleshooting #

IssueCauseResolution
Ingredient not found Raw item not created in Products. Add the raw material in Products → Add Product first.
Price stays 0.00 “Update product price” not clicked. Select recipe rows and press the button; ensure markup settings are configured.
Cannot delete recipe Linked to Production batches. Delete batches or keep recipe and mark product inactive.

7. Best Practices #

  • Use precise ingredient SKUs and units (grams, ml) for accurate costing.
  • Recalculate prices after supplier cost changes.
  • Create separate recipes for size variants rather than adjusting quantities on the fly.
  • Periodically export recipe list for food-cost analysis.

8. Done! 🎉 #

You can now add, edit, cost, and update prices for all your manufactured products via the Recipe module. Happy cooking!

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