Define Formula Outputs

You must define an output material for all phases that have output parameter definitions. You can assign a single instance of a material to the output parameter of more than one phase, and you can assign unique quantity values to each parameter. However, you cannot use the same material as both a percent value and an actual value within different phases of a recipe. If this is required, you must add the material twice.

To define formula outputs

1. On the Recipe Editor dialog box, from the Edit menu, select Formula Outputs.

   The Formula Outputs Editor dialog box appears.

   

2. Click Add Outputs.

   The Materials dialog box appears. All the materials in the Materials database of the selected Type, are listed.

   

3. Click the Type arrow, and select the applicable material type from the list.

   Materials of the specified type appear in a list.

4. Select the required material from the list.

5. Click OK.

To change output materials

6. On the Formula Editors dialog box, click the Change Output button.

   The Materials dialog box appears. All the materials in the Materials database of the selected Type, are listed.

   

7. Click the Type arrow, and select the applicable material type.

   Materials of the specified type appear in a list.

8. Select the required material from the list.

9. Click OK.

   The new material retains the values and phase assignment that were assigned to previous input.

To add or change output materials – alternate method

If the Materials database grows very large, you might notice an increasing delay when you open the Materials dialog box. To avoid this problem, you can use an alternate method to add or change input materials.

10. Clear the Add Materials From List check box in the Formula Inputs Editor dialog box.

11. When you click Add Outputs or Change Output, the Material dialog box appears.

    

12. In the Material ID box, enter the required Material ID and click OK or Apply.

    If the material is located in the Materials database, the material is added to the list in the Formula Inputs Editor dialog box. If the material does not exist in the Materials database, an error message appears.

To edit output material settings

13. On the Formula Outputs Editor dialog box, in the Material Settings pane, enter a quantity in the Value box.

    For each material assigned as a recipe formula output, you can define a Value that represents the material quantity. You can designate this value as either a percentage of the total batch size or as an actual value.

14. Click the Type arrow and select Percent or Actual as required for the entered value.

15. Enable the Total check box if you want the value to be included as part of the inputs total in the Inputs Summary list.

    The sum of all of the values assigned to outputs that have the Total check box selected appears in the Outputs Summary pane. The totaling function works only on outputs that have values of the same type. If there is a mix of output materials with actual values and percent values that have the Total check box selected, the Value appears as N/A.

    The Recipe Editor does not require the outputs to total exactly 100%.

16. In the Unit of Measure box, type an appropriate term, such as Kgs, Liters, or Gallons (16 characters maximum).

17. Click Change.