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Consumption and Formula settings tell Plato how stock should be used. Use Consumption Triggers when a menu product, modifier, or another item should consume this item. Use Formula when this item is made from other inventory items.

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Open the Item Settings Page

  1. Go to Inventory.
  2. Open Items.
  3. Open the row action menu for the item.
  4. Select Edit Item.
  5. Scroll to Consumption Triggers or Formula.
Item sections for consumption and formula

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Add a Consumption Trigger

Use a consumption trigger when this item should be consumed by another action.
  1. In Consumption Triggers, click Create Trigger.
Create trigger action
  1. Choose the trigger type.
  2. Select the product, modifier, or inventory item.
  3. Enter the usage amount.
  4. Click Create.
Consumption trigger modal Usage is entered in the inventory item’s ingredient unit.

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Add a Formula Ingredient

Use Formula when the current item is produced from other inventory items.
  1. Open the item that will be produced.
  2. Scroll to Formula.
  3. Click Add Item.
Add formula item action
  1. Select the ingredient inventory item.
  2. Enter the ingredient usage for one produced item.
  3. Click Create.
Formula item modal After saving, the ingredient appears in the Formula table. Saved formula ingredient

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Example Formula

For a prepared item such as Pizza Dough Ball:
  1. Create the ingredient items first, such as flour and oil.
  2. Create the produced item, such as pizza dough.
  3. Open the produced item.
  4. Add each ingredient in Formula.
  5. Enter the usage required for one produced item.
When a Production record is submitted for the produced item, Plato adds the produced quantity and deducts the formula ingredients.

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Edit or Remove Usage

Use Edit on a trigger or formula row to change the usage quantity. Remove a row when that product, modifier, item, or formula ingredient should no longer affect stock.