Editing a Formula

After you create or open a formula, you can edit it by adding ingredients, creating phases, and inserting processing instructions.

Before you begin: To perform this task, you must have the Formulation Designer 3DS role.
See Also
Formulas and Batches
Creating a Formula
Cloning a Formula
Opening a Formula
Autosaving of Formulas
Rescaling Ingredient Weights
Viewing and Editing Formula Properties
Formula Properties
Summarizing a Formula
Marking a Formula as Reviewed
Using Formulated Materials as Ingredients
Viewing a Formula's Genealogy
Closing a Formula

Context: You can edit a formula by adding ingredients, creating phases, and inserting processing instructions.

Note:

  • All changes that you make to the formula are queued immediately for saving.
  • If your computer loses its connection to the Formulation Designserver for any reason, an error message appears, and you cannot edit the formula until the connection is re-established.

  1. Create phases in the formula. Phases group together ingredients. For instructions on using phases, see Working with Phases.
  2. Add ingredients to the formula. For instructions on using ingredients, see Working with Ingredients.
  3. Add processing instructions to the formula. For instructions on using processing instructions, see Working with Processing Instructions.