How do you associate a supplier item with a generic ingredient from the Ingredient Page in tspoonlab?
Associating a supplier item with a generic ingredient in tspoonlab links the item's code, description and purchase format to that ingredient. From the Ingredient Page, you add the supplier directly, so you can see every supplier of that ingredient in one place.
This article is for anyone whose profile has permission to manage Ingredients and Suppliers in tspoonlab.
This is one of four ways to associate a supplier item with a generic ingredient in tspoonlab. You can also do it using a price list, from the Supplier Page or when you receive a delivery note. If you've already associated an item with the wrong purchase format, see "Switch an associated supplier item between bulk and a purchase format".
Step-by-step guide to associating a supplier item from the Ingredient Page in tspoonlab
Follow these steps to associate a supplier item directly from the Ingredient Page.
Go to "Offer" â "Ingredients".
Select the generic ingredient.
Find the "Suppliers" section.
Click the three dots.
Select "Add supplier".
In the "Add supplier" window, search for the supplier and select it.
If it doesn't exist, create it with "Create supplier".
Fill in the code and description fields that open for this supplier, using the details on your delivery notes or those your supplier has given you.
If the description includes a batch number, delete that part of the description.
If the supplier doesn't use codes, leave the code empty.
To stop tspoonlab reading incorrect codes, you can set up the supplier. Find out more in Parametrise suppliers to optimise scanning with AI.
Choose whether the price is for bulk or units, or for a purchase format.
Before you choose, check what sets the price on the delivery note, so the item code is assigned to the right purchase format.
For example, the ingredient may come in a format of 1 box of 2 kg, but the delivery note shows a quantity of 2 (kg), not 1 (box of 2 kg).
If the format is, for example, 1 box of 12 units of 1.5 kg, click the "+" button to expand the format.
Click "Ok". The supplier item's code and description, with its price and purchase format, are now associated with the generic ingredient.
đą Important: a generic ingredient's main unit should always be the unit you want to analyse it in within tspoonlab. The purchase format only shows how the supplier sells it to you. For example, the main unit for wine is the bottle, even if you buy it in a case of 6 bottles. The main unit for rice, however, is the kg, even if you buy it in a 5 kg sack.
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