Overview
The system is designed to help those in the hospitality industry manage their purchasing, stock control and time. Additional permissions are available which allow users to edit & delete alternate ingredients independent of parent ingredient references. The following document outlines the process for editing or deleting alternate ingredients.
Alternate Ingredient Permissions
There are additional user group permissions available within the ingredients section of user group permissions to edit and delete alternate ingredients. These need to be enabled.


Fig.3- The edit and delete options on an alternate ingredient
Please Note:
The system is designed to help those in the hospitality industry manage their purchasing, stock control and time. Additional permissions are available which allow users to edit & delete alternate ingredients independent of parent ingredient references. The following document outlines the process for editing or deleting alternate ingredients.
Alternate Ingredient Permissions
There are additional user group permissions available within the ingredients section of user group permissions to edit and delete alternate ingredients. These need to be enabled.

Fig.1 - The edit and delete permissions for alternate ingredients
Once the permission is enabled to edit or delete an alternate ingredient:
• Select the appropriate ingredient
• Select the Alternates tab
• View Extended Data of the appropriate alternate that needs to be edited or deleted
• Select the appropriate ingredient
• Select the Alternates tab
• View Extended Data of the appropriate alternate that needs to be edited or deleted

Fig.2 - The options to view the extended data on alternate ingredients
Once the extended data is displayed the edit and delete options are shown for the alternate ingredient.

Fig.3- The edit and delete options on an alternate ingredient
Please Note:
- The permission only relates to alternate ingredients. Parent ingredient references are required to be archived as per the usual process.
- If using electronic trading, please be mindful when deleting alternate ingredients. If the alternate ingredient has been deleted and a delivery note or an invoice is received from that supplier, the item will be flagged as an unknown product. The alternate will need to be recreated to book the ingredient into stock from that supplier.
The suggested process for removing alternate ingredients is:
- Make the alternate unavailable to order
- Ensure all deliveries of that ingredient from that supplier are booked into stock
- Delete the alternate ingredient.
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