How to Configure Ingredients & Portions

In a saved item, scroll to Recipe and cost.

Open the recipe in the continuous editor

Open Items & menus → Item library, select a saved item and scroll to Recipe and cost. This is a section of the page, not a separate Recipe or Cost tab. The recipe links raw ingredients or preparations to quantities used for one sale.

Add a raw ingredient or preparation

Use Add ingredient above the table. Choose a raw stock ingredient or preparation and its unit. Search for an existing record before creating one. After adding, check its row, quantity and save confirmation. A preparation needs a yield and cost for a reliable calculation.

Enter quantity for one serving

Without different quantities per size, enter each ingredient quantity for one serving in a compatible unit. Example: 200 g beef, one bun and 20 g sauce. A missing value is not an automatically calculated quantity. Resolve validation errors before continuing.

Set quantities per size

For an item with variants, enable different quantities per size. The table shows a column per variant. Enter consumption in each cell. Use Same quantity for an ingredient shared identically by every size. Example: 200 g beef for Regular and 400 g for Large, with one bun in both. The serving portion shown under Price and variants does not replace these entries.

Prefill and check cells

Prefill quantities by size uses a base quantity and your multipliers to fill empty cells. Each cell stays editable. Check every size: an ingredient with no quantity for a variant is not deducted for that variant until corrected. Do not look for an automatic Scale to item size mode instead of entering these cells.

Check units, cost and modifiers

Use units compatible with stock and configure custom recipe-unit conversions on the stock record when needed. The table derives ingredient cost excluding VAT and per-variant totals from entered quantities. Investigate a missing or zero cost on the stock/preparation record instead of treating the recipe as free. Configure add-ons through modifier groups; their price does not fill base recipe quantities.

Save and recover from an error

Ingredient edits save immediately; instructions and notes save with the item. An error retains input: retry before leaving and verify the result. If an ingredient record was created but linking it failed, find that record and complete the link without creating a duplicate. Stock · Variants.

Recipe capacity and series sale allowances

Carte membership, groups, order, channels and hours now use a private draft: Save draft, Preview, then explicit Publish. Shared product details remain in the item library. On a publication-managed carte, choose item membership from the carte draft instead of the product group picker. Initial quantities for a rotating series are prepared separately from live recipe/ingredient stock. See Menus and groups and Availability for preparation, history and recovery.

Access the new controls

Carte availability is now directly clickable beneath an item name. When the sale allowance is exhausted, enter the remaining quantity; committed orders are preserved. Review the availability procedure before changing sale stock.

Change availability from Items

The Items library Availability column also opens the small panel shared with Cartes. Choose a status or remaining stock and Apply; simply opening it changes nothing. The current series is displayed when applicable. See Categories and items for choices, per-size quantities, cancellation and error recovery. Full item settings retain their own Save action.

Check conditional item choices

An item configured with repeated positions requires one separate choice per position according to the selected format. For example, a two-character Number Cake accepts 11, AB or A7. The format price replaces the base price; modifiers add only their configured surcharges. Reducing the position count removes newly hidden choices. Positions remain distinct in the cart, orders and kitchen ticket; review them before confirming. These customizations do not change delivery, availability, recipe, discount or cancellation rules. Configuration requires compatible versions and menu editing permission. See Variants and sizes for setup and recovery after a rejected selection.

Browse the library on mobile

On a handheld terminal, open Library. The filter button selects Items, Combos or Discounts. Under Items, choose a category in the selector above the list, search for a product and tap its row to open the existing editor. Price and availability remain visible, with a separate switch for authorized users. This internal list does not change published menu groups, ingredients, portions or variant rules configured in Admin.