Some ingredients, like flour or oil, can be purchased in multiple package sizes from different vendors. The ingredient stays the same, but the cost can vary depending on how it’s packaged. Buying a larger bag often means a lower cost per unit.
When you have multiple vendors offering the same product, you can set one as your Preferred Vendor in reciProfity. Setting a preferred vendor helps you control costs and streamline ordering, so your shopping cart always defaults to the best option without extra clicks.
Set a Preferred Product
If you buy the same ingredient from multiple vendors, you can choose which product you want reciProfity to use by default in the shopping cart.
To set it:
- Go to Ingredient Edit.
- In the Product section, click the gray thumbs-up icon next to the product you prefer.
- The icon turns green—this is now your Preferred Product.
This choice flows directly into the shopping cart, so you don’t have to pick it manually each time.
Allow Broken Case Ordering
Some vendors let you order less than a full case. If that’s allowed, you’ll see a green broken case icon with a check mark on it, as pictured below, in the shopping cart.
By default, broken case ordering is turned off to avoid accidental charges (vendors often add fees for it). You can enable it:
- For a single product by clicking Broken Case Allowed in the product setup.
- For all products from a vendor by changing the global setting.
What You’ll See in the Shopping Cart
If broken case ordering is allowed, the shopping cart will show two fields:
- Case Qty – for full cases
- Package Qty – for partial cases
As you can see in the image below, you can enter either or both, depending on what you need.
These settings will carry through to the purchase order, pictured below.