Recipe
For: Anyone defining the sequence of Processes an item is produced through
A Recipe is simpler than the name suggests. It holds a name and an ordered list of Processes, nothing about materials or output. If you're picturing a bill of materials, that's a different concept entirely, and it doesn't live here.
What this module does
1. A Recipe is an ordered list of Processes, not a bill of materials
The Add Recipe form makes this obvious once you look at it directly.
Recipe Name: Must be unique across your company.
Processes: A list of steps you pick and put in order. The order you choose is the production sequence.
Remark: A required note, unlike most optional remarks elsewhere in the app.
No finished item field: The Recipe doesn't name what it produces. The link runs the other way around.
2. Where raw materials actually get entered
An item connects to a Recipe from the item's own side, and materials are handled completely separately from the Recipe itself.
The link direction: An item's Production Data has a Process Route field that points at a Recipe, not the other way around.
One Recipe, many items: Nothing prevents several different items from all pointing at the same Recipe.
Raw materials during a Process Route run: Entered fresh on the Production Order itself, step by step, as each process actually happens.
The BOM-based method: This is the other production method, where the materials list is defined in advance directly on the item. It doesn't involve a Recipe at all.
Warning: If you're looking for where to define what raw materials go into a finished item, it's not here. Check the item's own Production Data tab instead.
Business rules
| Topic | Rule |
|---|---|
| No subscription gate | Creating a Recipe isn't limited by your plan |
| Unique name | Recipe names must be unique per company, checked case-insensitively |
| Remark is required | Unlike most optional notes fields elsewhere, a Recipe won't save without something in Remark |
| No active/inactive status | There's no deactivate action on a Recipe, only Edit and Delete |
| Reusable | Nothing stops multiple items from pointing at the same Recipe |
| Editing doesn't touch history | Changing a Recipe's Process list only affects future production, not orders already created with the old sequence |
| Deleting | Blocked if any item still names this Recipe as its Process Route, or if any Production Order was created from it |