Adding ingredients

Add items, as ingredients, to the Formula form. You can also add sub-formulas and manufacturing items as nested formulas.

In this example, the SUBFORMULA was added using the Formula Code\Vers column. The other items were added using the Item Code column. Items 05064 and 10243 are raw material ingredients. Item 440002 is a material component type; it is the manufacturing item for the FS-0077\0001 formula.



Note: You can create views using the Add View option and can be used in Optimization Modeler and Formula Modeler. If you modify the column layout after selecting a view, an asterisk (*) appears next to the view which indicates user personalization. You can select Reset View to remove personalization and restore the original item lines view configuration.
  1. Open the Formula form.
  2. Click the Item Lines tab.
  3. Specify this criteria.
    Alternate #
    Shows the alternate group number that is assigned to the item.
    Formula Code/Vers
    Use this field to add a sub-formula. If the item is a manufacturing item, its formula code is displayed here automatically.
    Functions
    Use the Functions menu to perform these tasks:
    • Adjust Items
    • Adjust Line Total with Items
    • Scale a Formula to an Item Quantity
    • Create New Items directly from the Formula form
    • Split Lines
    • Explode Sub-formulas
    • Combine Like Ingredients
    • Explode and Combine Selected Items
    • Explode and Combine All Items
    • Create a Sub-formula
    • Check Constraints
    Item Code
    Select an existing item code from the Lookup. You can use the Functions menu to create and add a new item.
    Mass
    Specify the mass quantity.
    Operation
    Specify the operation code. The operation code is sent from Optiva through ION. This code represents a step in the production process. For example, the code may be BAKE or MIX.
    Operation Description
    Specify more information about the operation. For example, if the Operation value is BAKE, your description may be "Bake at 375 degrees".
    Qty
    Shows the quantity of an item in the formula, using the unit of measure shown. Other quantities are shown in alternate units of measure.
    Qty %
    Shows the percent of each item’s contribution to the ingredients in the Item Lines tab. Any time you recalculate the formula, the ingredients total equals 100% and the individual ingredients equal the appropriate percentage of this total.
    Qty Hi/Qty Low
    Use these columns to designate the maximum and minimum acceptable values.
    Scaling
    Specifies the type of scaling for item quantities.
    UM
    Enter a specific unit of measure for an item in a formula. When you add an ingredient, the default unit of measure is displayed here, but you can change it.
    Workcenter
    Specify the equipment that is being used to complete the operation. For example, one work center in the production line may be an oven and another work center may be a vat.
    Volume
    Specify the volume quantity.