Overview

This screen is used to create a new ingredient and define its core identifying and pricing information. All fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required before the ingredient can be created.

Required Fields Explained

Select Ingredient Name Type

• Confirms the Ingredient Type (for example: Concentrate – Single Item)

• This determines available names, measurements, pricing behavior, and settings

SKU

• Enter a unique SKU for the ingredient

• SKUs must be unique within the same Ingredient Type

Category

• Assign a default category for the ingredient

• Categories help organize ingredients and are used for filtering and reporting

• Click Add New to create a category if needed

Default Selling Price

• Enter the default price per unit (for example, per milliliter)

• This price is used unless overridden by pricing rules or tiered pricing

Herb Names (Ingredient Names)

Each ingredient must have at least one name.

• Use Add New to add additional name types

• Select the Name Type (e.g., Pinyin, English, Latin)

• Enter the corresponding name value

These names are used throughout the system depending on your Ingredient Type name settings and default display preferences.

Actions

• Use Delete to remove a name row if it is not needed

• Additional name types can be added or removed later by editing the ingredient

Once all required fields are completed, you can continue to create the ingredient and access additional tabs to configure pricing, inventory, suppliers, images, and other settings.