Production record specification element windows
The following windows are used when working with production record specification elements:
The entry window is opened by the command in the context menu of the and embedded windows.
Stock items can be added to the specification as standalone elements or as child elements (ingredients in recipes of compound stock items).
Standalone production record specification element entry window
The production record specification element entry window opens in standalone stock item configuration by default.
Standalone production record specification element entry window
Form fields:
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Number — number of the production record. Required field.
If the document number has not yet been entered in the Properties tab of the production record entry window, the Number field in this window will be empty.
The production record number is displayed in the , , and operational reports.
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Parent — name of the parent element of the stock item.
This field is filled in when the stock item is being added as part of the recipe of another stock item. Selection is made in the window.
If a parent element is selected, the stock item is added as a child element. Otherwise it will be added as a standalone (top-level) element.
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Stock item — name of the stock item selected in the embedded stock item selection window. Required field.
This field contains the name of the stock item selected in the or window.
Stock item names are displayed in the , , and operational reports and also in various custom reports.
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Volume — amount of the stock item in units of measurement. Required field.
If the stock item was selected in the window, the value in the Volume field defaults to the amount of the stock item on hand.
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Unit (stock item) — name of the stock item unit of measurement. Required field.
The name of this field is not displayed in the window.
The value is selected in the window. The value of this field defaults to that specified in the directory.
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Index — index of the stock item in the production record specification.
The index field can be used to position items in the specification.
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Comment — short comment
Any arbitrary text can be entered into this field as a description of the production record specification element.
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Recipe mode — indicates how stock items are included in the production record. Required field.
Value is selected from:
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By stock item concurrence
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Always with recipe,
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Manual.
The default value is By stock item concurrence.
If By stock item concurrence is selected for a stock item of the With recipe class, the stock item concurrence selected for the store defines whether recipe ingredients for the stock item need to be entered into the specification.
If Always with recipe is selected, the stock item is entered into the specification along with its ingredients, regardless of whether its concurrence requires this or not.
If Manual is selected, the stock item is entered into the specification without its ingredients, even if its concurrence requires them to be entered.
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Selecting will add the edited data to the production record specification and close the window. Selecting will close the window without saving any changes.
Simple stock-items can also be added to the specification as standalone elements.
Standalone specification element entry window, simple stock item
Tip
If a simple stock item is added to the specification as a standalone (top-level) element, it must have at least one child element.
When saving a production record that contains at least one stock item that has no recipe and no child elements, an error message will be returned.
Error message when saving production record containing stock item without recipe or child elements
Production record child specification element entry window
The production record specification child element entry window opens when a parent element is selected in the Parent field.
Specification element entry window. Simple stock item selected
Specification child element entry window. Compound stock item selected
The child specification element entry window has the following additional fields:
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Cold preparation wastage % — percentage of stock item lost during cold preparation.
The value is selected from a drop-down list that contains the names of the cold preparation wastages defined in the directory and an (empty) option that allows the stock item to be entered without defining its cold preparation wastage.
If the directory does not contain any definitions of cold preparation wastage, only the (empty) option will be available for selection.
Cold preparation wastage % selection field
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Nett — net volume of stock item after cold preparation. Required field.
The value in this field is calculated automatically from the values entered into the Volume and Cold preparation wastage % fields.
Nett = Volume - Volume*Cold preparation wastage %/100
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Cooking wastage % — percentage of stock item lost during cooking.
The value is selected from a drop-down list that contains the names of the cooking wastages defined in the directory and an (empty) option that allows the stock item to be entered without defining its cooking wastage.
If the directory does not contain any definitions of cooking wastage, only the (empty) option will be available for selection.
Cooking wastage % selection field
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Result — net result of the stock item after cold preparation and cooking. Required field.
The value in this field is calculated automatically from the values entered into the Nett and Cooking wastage % fields.
Result = Nett - Nett*Cooking wastage %/100
All the other fields are the same as in the entry window for a top-level element.
The window opens when adding multiple items to the specification from the clipboard.
This entry window displays a pane listing the stock items copied from the clipboard to the production record specification.
The standalone element entry window always opens by default when adding multiple specification elements.
Multiple standalone production record specification elements entry window
If a parent element is selected in the Parent field, the window will change to the child element entry configuration.
Multiple production record child specification elements entry window
The fields are the same as in the window.
The editor window allows one or more production records to be edited.
The window is opened by the command from the context menu in the Specification panel when one or more specification elements are selected.
If one element is selected in the specification the editor window will open.
For a standalone specification element, the editor window looks like this:
Production record standalone specification element editor window
The editor window for a parent specification element has an additional field named Recalculate child elements. This field is enabled when the volume of the parent element is changed.
For a child specification element, the editor window looks like this:
Specification element editor window. Simple stock item selected
Specification child element editor window. Compound stock item selected
The fields are the same as in the window.
The multiple specification elements editor window opens when more than one specification element is selected for editing.
The title in the window header is . It has a panel displaying a list of selected elements, with the production record number that they relate to in brackets to the right of each element.
Only specification elements of the same type (only complete stock items or only ingredients) can be selected simultaneously for editing.
For multiple standalone specification elements, the editor window looks like this:
Multiple specification parent elements editor window
If multiple child specification elements in the same production record are selected simultaneously for editing, the editor window looks like this:
Multiple specification child elements editor window. Simple stock items selected
Multiple specification child elements editor window. Compound stock items selected
Selecting will add the data to the production record specification and close the window. Selecting will close the window without saving any changes.
The production record specification element sequential editor window is opened by the command when selecting a standalone stock adjustment record specification element.
During sequential editing the editor window contains the and buttons.
Production record specification element sequential editor window.
The other fields and buttons are the same as in the window.
The production record specification element viewer window allows one or more selected elements to be viewed.
The window is opened by the command when an element of a production record with the status Drawn up or Registered is selected.
This window has no or button, only a button.
Standalone production record specification element viewer window
Specification element viewer window. Simple stock item selected
Specification element viewer window. Compound stock item selected
The viewer window is opened by the command when more than one stock movement record specification element of a stock movement record with the status Drawn up or Registered is selected.
Only specification elements of the same type (standalone or child) can be viewed simultaneously.
Multiple standalone specification elements viewer window
Multiple specification child elements viewer window. Multiple production records, simple stock items selected
