Working with Formulas in the Details tab

Overview of the Formula toolbar

You can use the modeler details dashboard in the Detail tab to work with specific ingredients for formulas.

Click Perform Calculation from the Formula toolbar to calculate all parameters on the formula. This will update the Before, After, and Delta fields in the Parameters grid.

Click Save from the Formula toolbar to save any changes made to the formula.

Click Reload to reload the formula ingredients and parameter values to the Detail tab.

Click X to remove the formula from the Detail tab.

Adding a grid row to the Ingredients grid

  1. Left click in the Ingredients grid header column of an ingredient row to display Add Row and Delete Row.
  2. Click Add Row to add a new grid row to the Ingredients grid.
  3. Specify an item and qty.
  4. Click Save from the grid tool bar or select Options > Save and click Yes. The new grid row data is saved successfully.

Removing a grid row from the Ingredients grid

  1. Click Delete Row after selecting a row in the Ingredients grid to delete that ingredient from the formula.
  2. Confirm row delete message will display for you to select Yes or No to delete the selected row.

Ingredient functions

Click Options to display the functions menu. The following functions can be performed in the Ingredients grid:
  • Check Constraints
  • Compare Formula - This function opens in a new tab. The formula that you select is the Base Object in the Compare form while the other formulas in the Detail tab are displayed in the Compare Symbols grid.
  • Adjust
  • Adjust Total with Items
  • Scale Formula to Item Quantity
  • Split Line
  • Combine Like Ingredients
  • Explode and Combine Selected
  • Explode and Combine All
  • Save As - This function copies the current formula to a new formula and automatically adds this new formula to the tree and Detail tab. This new formula displays in the Detail tab just to the right of the current formula that was copied.
  • Save
  • Delete (Ingredients)

For more information on these functions, see Formula quantities.