Retrieve a Formula from the Formula File

Click the File Button and click Open Formula. You can also click on .

The Retrieve Formula window appears.

Select the formula and click the Open button. There is one difference when retrieving a formula to the Mix Properties section; the user will need to select which column (i.e. mix number) will be the destination.

Retrieve Formula from the Formula Development Section

Note – This assumes a formula is composed in the Formula Development section.

Click the Formula button and select Get Formula Information. When prompted enter where to load the formula.

Saving Mix Property Formulas

To save a formula, you need to be in the Mix Properties section and have mix information entered.

Click the File button and select Save Formula. You can also click on .

When prompted enter the number of the mix to save.

Developing a Formula in the Mix Properties Section

The user should be in the Mix Properties section.  To do this, please refer to Viewing the Mix Properties Section.

All the information necessary to determine the mix properties of a formula can be entered directly into the Mix Properties section. All blue cells can be modified directly.

Select the option button for the mix you wish to modify. In this example, the option button for Mix 1 was selected (A).

Press this Modify button to enter the formula name (B).

Select the freezing characteristics setting (C) and the units setting (D).

Enter values for percent MSNF (milk solids not fat), Fat, Total Solids (E) and Overrun (F). If the value for Sucrose Equivalents is known enter it, otherwise refer to Mix Properties – Sucrose Equivalents Calculator.

Press the appropriate Modify buttons to enter mix weight, price, etc (G).

Printing Mix Properties Information

The user should be in the Mix Properties section and already have information entered.
Click the File button and select Print Report.
When prompted, enter 1 to print mix data or 2 to print the mix plot.