Butchering panel in the Stock item window
Butchering panel in the Stock item window

The Butchering panel is intended to store butchering instructions, i.e. a list of the stock items obtained after the butchering of a large piece of meat (for example, a pork carcass). This list includes all the stock items produced from the butchering process.

The Butchering panel contains a table with a list of stock items obtained by butchering. The table columns display attributes of the selected stock items.

Figure 7.298. Butchering panel


The Butchering panel is composed of the following fields:

  • Quantity shows the initial quantity of the stock item that will be butchered (expressed in preset units of measurement). This is a required field.

  • Unit (stock item) is the unit of measurement for the stock item. For convenience, the name of this field is not displayed in the window. This is a required field.

    Please select a unit in the Select stock item unit of measurement window. By default, it is the same as the stock item unit of measurement selected in the Unit (stock item) field of the Properties panel.

Data grid columns:

  • Stock item indicates the stock item produced as a result of butchering.

  • Unit (stock item) refers to the unit of measurement for the stock item.

  • Quantity is the quantity of the stock item produced as a result of butchering.

  • Cost, % is the cost expressed as a percentage of the value of the raw item.

  • Butchered stock item designates the original stock item to be butchered.

  • Comment is a brief comment on the stock item added to the butchering recipe.

  • Type is the stock item type to which the resulting item belongs.

  • Category is the stock item category to which the resulting item belongs.

  • Stock item group is the group to which the resulting item belongs.

  • Class indicates the class to which the resulting item belongs.

The specification context menu contains the following commands:

  • Add (Ins) – adds a new element to the butchering recipe.

  • Edit (F2) – edits the selected elements of the butchering instructions.

  • Delete (Del) – deletes items from the butchering recipe.

  • Select from stock items – selects stock items from the Stock items directory to be added sequentially to the butchering recipe.

  • Properties – opens the editor window for the selected stock item(s).

  • Stock movement – displays an operational report on movement of the selected stock items.

  • Stock item turnover – opens an operational report on stock turnover of the selected stock items.

  • Purchase price – opens an operational report on purchase prices of the selected stock items.

  • Clipboard – menu with the commands to operate the clipboard.

  • Print (Ctrl+P) – generates print layouts.

  • Summary functions – menu with the commands to manage the summary functions of the data grid.

  • Additional functions – menu with the commands to operate the data grid.

The New butchering item and New butchering items entry windows are used for adding new butchering elements to stock items. The Butchering item and Butchering items editor windows are used to alter parameters of butchering elements.

The confirm permanent deletion prompt appears when you delete elements from butchering instructions.