Create new item
1. Click "+ Create Item"
2. Type the item name (required) and display / custom code (optional). Each item will always have a unique system generated code, if Item Code is left blank the system generated code will be used as the display / custom code
3. Select a category. This is a required field. The list of categories is customizable for each district. Each category will be classified as Food or Non-Food.
4. Add Manufacturer Name. This is not required for item creation and may be left blank.
5. Add manufacturer code. This is not required for item creation and may be left blank.
6. Add the base measurement amount. This is a required field and must be numerical characters only.
7. Select a base measurement unit. This is a required field and must be a weight or volume unit from the dropdown. "Each" and other conversion may be added later.
8. Select allergens from the drop down. This is a required field, if there are no allergens select None and if not sure choose Unknown.
9. Select special diets from the drop down. This is an optional field and may be left blank.
10. Select attributes from the drop down. These are attributes related to USDA compliance. This is an optional field and may be left blank.
11. Unlimited tags can be added to an item. Type the desired text then click enter. This is an optional field and may be left blank.
Tags can be used as a search criteria or as a filter for search results. (coming soon: ability to reuse tags from a dropdown)
12. Add a picture by clicking the upload button or by dragging the image directly into the edit wizard. This is an optional field.
13. Click "Create".
14. Spec sheets and other attachments can be added by clicking Upload in the Documents section.
15. Nutrition details are added by clicking Edit in the Nutrition Sheet section
