Merging creates one ingredient with multiple products. If you purchase the same ingredient from multiple vendors or you purchase the same ingredient by different weights or volumes you can combine them into one ingredient. ( To see how this affects counts click here).
This is also an easy way to substitute a new product for an old product.
Use The Optimizer to Merge Ingredients:
Click on the 3 lines on the upper left of your screen
Choose The Optimizer:
Then choose Merge Ingredients:
Determine which ingredient(s) you want to combine. These are your products.
You will then have one primary ingredient with multiple products.
Merge that product into the primary ingredient.
**** If you use both products in different recipes and merge them into one ingredient we will then change the ingredient used in the merged recipe to the primary product. This is a substitution.
Substitutions and Correct Pricing:
If the merged product will be the one you currently use make sure to check the box next to Current Price. This will make the product #1 and we will substitute that product and that price in any recipe that uses this ingredient.
Here is an example of a merged ingredient with multiple products:
Granny Smith apples is the Primary Ingredient
With 2 Products from 2 different vendors.
