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Composition Design Tool Overview The Composition Design Tool (CDT) is where components are added to formulations and raw materials. The CDT screens are slightly different for raw material and formulation versions. When you ‘view’ an existing composition, you are presented with a ‘View Only’ version of the CDT. Some of the functions discussed in this article are available in the view only version. Additionally in view only you can make temporary changes to the composition...

Copy from an existing Raw Material to a new Raw Material Process for copying properties from an existing Raw Material to a new Raw Material Go to Add a New Raw Material, enter your raw material name, select the Item Code Sequence, Item Class and enter the Code. Click Copy from Existing, enter the Raw Material you want to copy from. Click OK You will see that the information connected with the item to ‘copy from’ has been added to the new raw material – for example in the identi...

Costing Methods This feature from software version 36828, allows you to add special costing methods to formulations. This is particularly useful in the following circumstances: You use manufacturing methods which increase the cost of a product beyond the cost of the ingredients. In this case you can add a costing group with a fixed cost per formulation. You are in a volatile market for ingredient prices and want to add an additional percentage cost per formulation. Here you add a Cost Uplift per...

Changing a Formulation into a Raw Material (and Vice Versa) This process will show you how to change a formulation into a Raw Material and Vice Versa. Go to Change Item Class of Item Enter the Formulation and select Raw Material from the New Item Type drop-down list. Select a New Item Class from the drop-down list. Click Save. Go to View a Raw Material enter your code to show the newly created Raw Material. To change a Raw Material to a Formulation, select Formulation at step 2.   Last updated...

Process for adding a new Raw Material Go to Add a New Raw Material Enter a Raw Material e.g ‘Lemon Oil’ Enter Item Class Enter Code e.g ‘LEMOIL’ Click OK Use tabs to enter additional information Click Save   Related Help: Adding a Raw Material Composition Quick Start Guide – Adding a Raw Material Videos for Raw Materials   Last updated Feb 2018...

Assign New Code to Item, Change Item Class and Type of an Item This option is used to assign a new code to a raw material or formulation. A common use is to update a developers code reference to a final formulation code reference. Additionally the Item Class of the Item can also be changed in this area. Navigate to Assign New Code to Item, and enter the Item you would like to change, Select the New Item Class and New Code: Select or deselect the option to ‘Record Old Code’. For examp...