What does the tspoonlab ingredients report show and how do you use it?
This article shows you how to use the "Ingredients report" in tspoonlab to see on a map where your ingredients come from and filter them by season of the year, and how to set your suppliers’ location and your ingredients’ seasonality, which are the data the report is built with.
This article is for managers, head chefs and purchasing or quality managers who want to plan their menus and purchases by season or know the origin of their ingredients in tspoonlab, for example for a quality audit or for zero-kilometre criteria. You need a user profile with the "Reports" permission and, to set the location and seasonality, edit permissions on Ingredients and Suppliers.
The "Ingredients report" in tspoonlab cross-checks two pieces of data that you record: each supplier’s location and each ingredient’s seasonality, that is, the months of the year when it’s in season. Unlike the other reports, the "Ingredients report"doesn’t depend on a period and isn’t exported to Excel: it’s viewed on screen.
How do you open the ingredients report in tspoonlab?
To open the "Ingredients report" in tspoonlab:
Click "Analysis", in the black bar at the top, and then "Reports".
Click the reports dropdown, at the top left, and select "Ingredients report".
At the top right, the "Ingredients report" in tspoonlab has three filters: "Ingredients...", "Category..." and "Suppliers...". With these filters you narrow down the ingredients and suppliers that appear in the lists and on the report’s map.
What does the “Ingredients” list show?
The "Ingredients" list of the "Ingredients report" in tspoonlab shows your ingredients with their suppliers. To place an ingredient on the map:
In the "Ingredients" list, search for the ingredient in "Search by name...". Click the arrow next to its name to see its suppliers, with the seasonality and location of each one.
Tick the ingredient’s box. The ingredient appears in "Ingredients on the map"with its supplier, its seasonality, the km and its location, and on the "Ingredient map" with a numbered pin.
What does the “Suppliers” list show?
The "Suppliers" list of the "Ingredients report" in tspoonlab works the same way as the "Ingredients" list: tick a supplier’s box to place it on the map and untick it to remove it.
📌 Note: Only suppliers that have their location set appear on the map. If an ingredient doesn’t appear when you tick it, check its supplier’s address or plus code, as explained in the section "How do you set a supplier’s location in tspoonlab?".
What does “Ingredients on the map” show?
The "Ingredients on the map" block of the "Ingredients report" in tspoonlab lists the ingredients and suppliers you’ve ticked, with their supplier, their seasonality, the km and their location. It also has a calendar with the months of the year. To see only the ingredients that are in season in particular months:
Click the months you’re interested in, from "JAN" to "DEC". With "All" you tick all twelve months and with "None" you untick them.
tspoonlab shows in the list and on the map only the ingredients with suppliers that are in season in the selected months.
What does the “Ingredient map” show?
The "Ingredient map" of the "Ingredients report" in tspoonlab places a numbered pin for each ingredient or supplier you tick in the lists. With "Map" and "Satellite" you change the type of view, and with the full-screen button you enlarge the map.
💡 Tip: Before changing your menu, filter by the months of the new season to see which ingredients and suppliers you have available. With the suppliers’ location you can also check which part of your ingredients is local, a useful figure in quality audits and zero-kilometre certifications.
How do you set a supplier’s location in tspoonlab?
A tspoonlab supplier’s location is set in the "Edit supplier" window:
Go to "Management" → "Suppliers" and select the supplier.
Click the three dots at the top right and select "Edit supplier".
Enter the address, postcode, city and the Google Maps "Plus Code". Click the location button to the right of each field to geolocate the supplier.
Click "Ok". The supplier is geolocated and appears on the map of the "Ingredients report" next to its ingredients.
How do you set an ingredient’s seasonality in tspoonlab?
A tspoonlab ingredient’s seasonality is set on its Ingredient Page:
Go to "Offer" → "Ingredients" and open the Ingredient Page.
In the "Season" block, click "Edit season".
In the "Edit season" window, click the months when the ingredient is in season: they’re marked in red. With "All" you tick all twelve months and with "None" you untick them.
Click "Ok". The ingredient’s season is saved.
If you buy the ingredient from several suppliers, you can also set the seasonality for each supplier: in the "Suppliers" block of the Ingredient Page, open the supplier’s window and tick the months in "Seasonality". The "Ingredients report" shows the seasonality of each of the ingredient’s suppliers.
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