Reusable Formulas

Reusable production formulas are useful for situations where you have several products that share common ingredients, but have one or more ingredients that differ, from product to product. They remove the repetitiveness of entering the same formula multiple times, once per product, and ensure that you ingredients are consistent between similar products.

Fixed vs. Placeholder Materials

  • Fixed: These are materials that are shared by all products using the formula

  • Placeholder: These materials will differ by product. You'll be prompted to select which material to use for each of these

A Simple Example

Let's say you sell 12 oz candles in 3 different scents, Juniper, Citrus, and Sage, and 2 jar colors, Clear and Amber. That means you'd have 6 total variants. And in each of these variants, you'd use the same quantity of wax, same wick, sticker, and same quantity of fragrance oil.

Variant Grid

Name
Fragrance (1st Placeholder)
Jar (2nd Placeholder)

12oz Candle - Juniper, Clear

Juniper Fragrance Oil

Clear 12oz Jar

12oz Candle - Citrus, Clear

Citrus Fragrance Oil

Clear 12oz Jar

12oz Candle - Sage, Clear

Sage Fragrance Oil

Clear 12oz Jar

12oz Candle - Juniper, Amber

Juniper Fragrance Oil

Amber 12oz Jar

12oz Candle - Citrus, Amber

Citrus Fragrance Oil

Amber 12oz Jar

12oz Candle - Sage, Amber

Sage Fragrance Oil

Amber 12oz Jar

How to Setup Your Formula

  1. Click "+ Add Product" (or edit an existing product)

  2. Scroll down to the "Production" section

  3. Click on the "Formula" dropdown under Production - this will show a list of formulas, which is probably empty

  4. Click "+ Add Formula"

  5. Name your formula - i.e. "12oz Candle"

  6. Set your batch size, or leave it as 1 piece - this works the same was as the Batch Size in normal production, so your material quantities will be divided by this batch size. If you enter a batch size of 12, then you'll enter the materials needed to make 12 candles

  7. Add your Fixed Materials

    1. Coconut Wax - 10oz

    2. ECO4 Wick - 1 piece

    3. Wick Sticker - 1 piece

    4. 12oz Jar Lid - 1 piece

    5. 12oz Candle box - 1 piece

  8. Add your Placeholder Materials

    1. Fragrance Oil - 1oz

    2. Jar - 1 piece

  9. Save your Formula

  10. Click "Select" to use your new formula in your product

  11. Now, select your Fragrance Oil & Jar

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