Managing Recipe Groups in Elecate

Recipe Groups in Elecate connect recipes, data items, revenue categories, and taxes. They play a key role in keeping your menu data organized and functioning correctly across the system.

Best Practices for Managing Recipe Groups:

1. Keep Existing Groups Intact:

Avoid renaming or deleting Recipe Groups that are already linked to data items.

Doing so can cause display issues (such as blank fields) in data entry forms.

If issues occur, Elecate has safeguards—but prevention is strongly recommended.

2. Assign New Recipes Correctly:

When adding recipes:

Always select the appropriate predefined Recipe Group

Place sub-recipes (kitchen-use only items) into designated sub-recipe groups

Incorrect placement can cause items to appear in sales interfaces unintentionally.

3. Use a Clear Hierarchy:

Organize groups into at least two levels to improve filtering and usability.

Example Structure:

A → Bread (main group)

AA → Sweet Bread

AB → Savory Bread

AC → Other Bread Items

Important:

Do not add recipes to groups marked with an asterisk (*)
These are parent groups meant only for organization—not for direct use

4. Use Group Codes Correctly (Important):

Recipe Groups are organized using a Group Code field, which determines how items are sorted and displayed.

How Group Codes Work:

Each group is assigned a code (letters or numbers)
The system sorts groups based on these codes
Codes can be up to 3 characters

Recommended Structure:

Use a letter-based hierarchy to keep groups organized:

Beverage:

B1→ Cold Beverage

B2 → Hot Beverage

Important Limitation:

If you use number-based sequences like: A1, A2, A3...

After 9 entries, additional items may not display or sort correctly.

This happens because the system does not continue the sequence reliably beyond 9 in that format.

How to Create or Edit a Recipe Group:

1. On the left side panel, go to Data Items

2. Click on Food Management

3. Select Recipe Group

4. You can edit an existing data or create a new record by clicking on New Entry

Be Careful When Making Changes:

Modifying existing Recipe Groups can impact system behavior.

Changes should not be made without guidance
Always contact Elecate Support before making structural updates

Set Up Revenue Categories First:

Before adjusting Recipe Groups:

Ensure all Revenue Categories are properly configured