Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File

Whenever you are using TechWizard Online™, a particular ingredient file is selected as the main source ingredient file. To determine the name and location of the current ingredient file please refer to Change the Source Ingredient File.

Click the Goto button and select Ingredient Editor.

Ingredient Editor – Open Any Ingredient File

Click the File button and select Edit Selected File from the menu.

Close Ingredient Editor

To close the Ingredient Editor, select an item from the Goto button to access another section in TechWizard Online™ or select Close Ingredient Editor menu from the File button.

Adding Ingredients to an Ingredient File

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File.

Click the Ingredient button and select Add Ingredient.

The Add Ingredients window appears.

Enter the ingredient name and reference number in the spaces provided.

Click the Add button.

When prompted to update ingredient file enter yes. Close the window when finished.
Note the ingredient file is updated automatically. You do not have to save it.

Note – this adds an ingredient to an ingredient file. Please refer to Using the Ingredient Data Form or Edit Values in a Selected Ingredient Row in an Ingredient File to learn more about entering information for an ingredient.

Deleting Ingredients from an Ingredient File

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File.

Click the Ingredient button and select Delete Ingredient.

The Delete Ingredients window appears.

Select the ingredients you wish to delete from the list.

Press the Delete button.

When prompted to delete the ingredient answer yes. Note – this will also save the changes.

Close the window when finished.

Edit Values in a Selected Ingredient Row in an Ingredient File

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File.

Select the value or ingredient row you wish to modify (A). In this example, the ingredient Basil is selected.

Click the Ingredient button and select Edit Selected Row.

The cells for the selected ingredient are now blue (B in figure below). You can type directly in the cells.

Press the Finish Edit button (C) when you are done. When prompted to update the ingredient file enter yes.
Note the ingredient file is updated automatically. You do not have to save it.

Renaming an Ingredient

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File. NOTE – USE THIS PROCEDURE WITH CAUTION. RENAMING INGREDIENTS DOES NOT UPDATE THE INGREDIENT NAME IN ALL FORMULAS. IF THE ORIGINAL INGREDIENT NAME WAS USED TO BUILD FORMULAS, THE NEW NAME WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZED WHEN FORMULA INFORMATION IS UPDATED WITH THE INGREDIENT FILE. YOU WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL WITH THE RENAMED INGREDIENT IN ALL FORMULAS, see Replace an Ingredient in a Formula File with Another Ingredient.

Click the Ingredient button and select Rename Ingredient.

The Rename Ingredient window appears.

Select the ingredient to rename from the list.

Enter the new ingredient name in the space provided.

Enter a reference number if needed in the space provided.

Click the Rename button

When prompted to update ingredient file enter yes. Note the ingredient file is updated automatically. You do not have to save it.

Duplicating an Ingredient with a New Name

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File.

Click the Ingredient button and select Duplicate Ingredient.

The Duplicate Ingredient window appears.

Select the ingredient to duplicate from the list.

Enter the new ingredient name in the space provided.

Enter a reference number if needed in the space provided.

Click the Duplicate button

When prompted to update ingredient file enter yes. Close the window when finished.
Note the ingredient file is updated automatically. You do not have to save it.

What are Properties?

Properties provide information about an ingredient. A Property can refer to composition, for example, Total Fat. Or a property can be text, an example of this would be the Reference Number.

There are two types of properties, non-default properties and default properties. Non-default properties can be used for a variety of purposes such as denoting the presence of allergens or providing information for a unique property such as cheese solids. Default properties are properties that always appear in the ingredient file such as total fat, total solids, etc.

Adding Properties to the Ingredient File

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File.

Click the Property button and select Add Property.

The Add Property window appears.

If you find the property you require in the list, select it. Otherwise enter the property name in the space provided.

Select units.

Click the Add button.

When prompted to update ingredient file enter yes. Close the window when finished.
Note the ingredient file is updated automatically. You do not have to save it.

Deleting Properties from an Ingredient File

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File. NOTE – USE THIS PROCEDURE WITH CAUTION. DELETING A PROPERTY FROM THE INGREDIENT FILE DOES NOT DELETE THE PROPERTY FROM ANY FORMULAS THAT USE THIS PROPERTY. EACH FORMULA THAT USES THIS PROPERTY WOULD NEED TO BE RETRIEVED, THE PROPERTY DELETED, AND THE FORMULA SAVED.

Click the Property button and select Delete Property.

The Delete Properties window appears. Note – only non-default properties may be deleted.

Select the properties you wish to delete from the list.

Press the Delete button.

When prompted to delete the property answer yes. Note – this will save the changes and can not be undone.

Close the window when finished.

Editing Values in a Selected Property Column in an Ingredient File

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File.

Select the value or property column you wish to modify (A). In this example, price is selected.

Click the Property button and select Edit Selected Column.

The cells under the selected property are now blue (B in figure below). You can type directly in the cells.

Press the Finish Edit button (C) when you are done. When prompted to update ingredient file enter yes.
Note the ingredient file is updated automatically. You do not have to save it.

Renaming a Property

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File. NOTE – USE THIS PROCEDURE WITH CAUTION. RENAMING A PROPERTY IN THE INGREDIENT FILE DOES NOT RENAME THE PROPERTY IN ANY FORMULAS THAT USE THIS PROPERTY. EACH FORMULA THAT USES THE ORIGINAL PROPERTY WOULD NEED TO BE RETRIEVED, THE PROPERTY REPLACED WITH THE NEW NAME, AND THE FORMULA SAVED.

Click the Property button and select Rename Property / Modify Units.

The Rename property window appears. Note – only non-default properties may be renamed.

Select the property to rename from the list.

Enter the new property name in the space provided and/or select the new units. If you like you can change only the units.

Click the Rename button

When prompted to update ingredient file enter yes. Close the window when finished.
Note the ingredient file is updated automatically. You do not have to save it.

Duplicating a Property with a New Name

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File. This procedure creates a new property and copies all information from the original property to the new property column.

Click the Property button and select Duplicate Property.

The Duplicate Property window appears.

Select the property to duplicate from the list.

Enter the new property name in the space provided and select the new units.

Click the Duplicate button

When prompted to update ingredient file enter yes. Close the window when finished.
Note the ingredient file is updated automatically. You do not have to save it.

Printing Information from an Ingredient File (Create a Spec Sheet)

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File.

Click the Printer Icon or click the File button and select Print Report from the menu.

The Print Ingredient Composition Report window appears. Select the ingredient for the report (A in figure below).

Select the print format which is based on the available Data Forms (B). If you cannot find a Print Format that meets your needs please refer to Create a Data Form.

If you wish to add a logo to the top of the page, click the Add Logo button (C).

Click the Print, Print Preview, or the Save to Excel file button (D).

Searching for an Ingredient in the Ingredient File

The user should already have the ingredient editor open. To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File. You can search for an ingredient Using the Ingredient Data Form or you can do the following.

Click the Ingredient button and select Find.

The Find window appears.