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Items, Properties 20/07/2023

Properties – Making a formulation property appear if all the raw materials have the property

Properties – Making a formulation property appear if all the raw materials have the property. This can be useful e.g. to assign ‘Organic’ to a formulation if all the ingredients are Organic, or to assign an inventory status to a formulation if all the ingredients are listed on a Country inventory. In both these cases we will be considering the physical composition i.e. raw materials you buy (not what’s inside them, the regulatory composition). Example: a raw material you...

Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Manage Cross References

Manage Cross References This option is used to find and manage cross references for Items by various criteria including Company, Cross Reference Code or Name, Item, Sale and Sample Dates. Enter search criteria and select Search button. Results are returned for any matches. Select an item to perform additional functions if required: New Cross Reference – Opens a new window to Add a New Cross Reference View – Opens a new window to View Cross Reference details including View Documents S...

Items 20/07/2023

Manage Laboratory Batches

Manage Laboratory Batches This area allows you to view and manage lab batches, but first you must create a batch number sequence and batch numbers for formulations. Go to Manage Item Code Sequences and add a new sequence Adding a batch number to a laboratory formulation using print lab formulations, enter form code, note if required and click ‘print to pdf’,you are asked if you want to allocate laboratory batch number and if so to select which sequence you require which produces a &#...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 20/07/2023

Manufacturing Instructions

Manufacturing Instructions Formpak has a feature that allows Manufacturing Instructions to be added to a Formulation. This allows the formulation developer to add specific details and order to the formulation so it is manufactured in the correct way. These details can be viewed in the Composition Design Tool (CDT) screen and also at the top of an Item Composition Report. By adding instructions for each Stage and then a Stage number to each component, you can group components together and give in...

Classification, Items 20/07/2023

Market Class and Market Notes Overview

Market Class and Market Notes Overview Market Class and Market Notes can be used to describe items (formulations and raw materials). This is related to Character Class and Character Notes – which are usually used to describe sensory properties such as odour, taste and feel. Market Class and Market Notes are usually used in relation to market products, either to manage a market product library or to relate your product library to market products. Examples of the characteristics include Mark...

Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Paste into a Basket from Excel

Paste into a Basket from Excel Background You may have a list of raw materials or formulations which have been produced outside of Formpak, and you may need to perform some function within Formpak for them. The quick way to get a list of items into Formpak is to copy the list and paste into a Basket. From the basket you can add to many different places in Formpak, e.g. to suitability check, find matching items and report, or print documents and labels. Copy the list of item codes from excel. Not...

Classification, Items 20/07/2023

Item Type and Item Class Overview

Item Type and Item Class Overview About Item Type An Item Type can contain several Item Classes e.g. Item Type ‘Formulation’ could include Item Classes ‘Dilution’, ‘Solution’ and ‘Base’. Also Item Type ‘Flavour’ could contain Item Classes ‘Flavour Formulation’, ‘Flavour Solution’, ‘Flavour Raw Material’ and ‘Flavour Base’. Item Types are used to differentiate between kinds of Items in orde...

Items 20/07/2023

Formulation Copy & Paste

Using ‘Copy & Paste’ for Formulations You may have formulations stored in spreadsheets that you want to enter into Formpak. Rather than enter each item manually, you have the option to do this using a simple Copy & Paste function. As long as the components are already stored on your system with the same codes, then the system will be able to find them and apply the concentration. Let’s say you have a formulation that contains columns such as Code, Name, CAS, EC, Quantit...

Documents & Reports, Items 20/07/2023

Generate Item Matching List

Generate Item Matching List An Item Matching List is used to compare CAS numbers from raw materials on your Formpak system to CAS numbers present in a different set of data. After the comparison and processing, the new or modified information can be uploaded to your Formpak system. Generate an Item Matching List In Find Matching Items, select Composition Type Raw Material (this will include all your Raw Materials) and unselect Formulation. Click Search. When the results are displayed, check they...

Items 20/07/2023

Global Item Composition Modification

Global Item Composition Modification This option allows you to change e.g. one ingredient for a different ingredient across all or specified compositions. Select the Original Item and the Replacement Item using Smart Search. Press ‘Replace’ and you will get a system message ‘Proceed with Global Item Composition Modification?’, click ‘Yes’ Application shows a summary of the replacement criteria and the compositions which will be updated. Review the list and sel...