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As information in this section is added, the slide-out window (right-side of the screen) will show the label view so far. The label can be further modified in the Label section.

General Properties

Notes

This is a free form text field that can be used to add notes about the Formula. Formula Notes will appear in the right side slide-out section of the Formula screen and will also appear in the Formula Report.

To add notes

  1. Click on the Notes icon

  2. Enter text

  3. Click on the Notes icon again to save

Conversions

This field is for specifying conversions for volume, weight, or each (tablet, capsule, etc) measures that are specific to the formula. This information allows additional measures to be used when adding the formula to another formula.

Example: If the conversion,1 cup = 240 grams, is entered, the formula can be added to another formula as 1/4 tsp or any volume measure. If no conversion is entered, formulas are added to formulas as a weight measure only (a weight measure is always available by default).

Groups

Choose or create a group for the formula. Groups are global, meaning they are available to all ingredients and formulas. Groups are included in the search filter options on the Open screen. Groups can also be created from the Options menu.

User Added Fields

Choose or create user-added fields, and enter the appropriate data. User-added fields can be local or global and can be added to ingredients, formulas or both. A user-added field added on the Formula screen will be local and applied to Formulas only, by default. This can be changed in the Options menu. User-added fields appear in the slide-out section on the right and on the Formula Report.

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Global User-added fields: These are pre-selected user-added fields, and can appear in bold for all Ingredients, Formulas or both. The global option is set in the Options menu.

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Alternate Names

Enter a name or names that would be useful when searching for the item later. For example alternate spellings.

General Properties

User Code

Enter any combination of letters and/or numbers. User Codes must be unique throughout the database. The user code can be used as a filter in the formula search.

Groups

Choose or create a group for the formula. Groups are global, meaning they are available to all ingredients and formulas. Groups are included in the search filter options on the Open screen. Groups can also be created from the Options menu.

Conversions

This field is for specifying conversions for volume, weight, or each (tablet, capsule, etc) measures that are specific to the formula. This information allows additional measures to be used when adding the formula to another formula.

Example: If the conversion,1 cup = 240 grams, is entered, the formula can be added to another formula as 1/4 tsp or any volume measure. If no conversion is entered, formulas are added to formulas as a weight measure only (a weight measure is always available by default).

Serving Size

Serving Size 

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Organic Properties

Organic PropertiesTarget Percentage

Set target organic percent amounts here. If any of the ingredients used in your formula have an Organic Percentage entered, the Percent Organic column will appear with those values listed. The program will then automatically calculate the total organic percentage of the formula from the percent organic amount of any individual ingredients.

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When archiving a formula is may be best practice to rename the item with the word “Archived” in front of the ingredient name. You may also wish to include the date the items was archived. This will help in keeping track of formula changes.

Notes

This is a free-form text field that can be used to add notes about the Formula. Formula Notes will appear in the right side slide-out section of the Formula screen and will also appear in the Formula Report.

  1. Click on the Notes icon

  2. Enter text

  3. Click on the Notes icon again to save

Special Blends

A special blend can be added as a formula to the final formula. This option allows a label claim unit and an overage to be entered for the special blend as a whole. The Formula screen will show the blend ingredients but does not allow further editing. Blend ingredients should be edited in the blend formula before the blend is added to the final formula.

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