Working with Ingredient Types

This topic covers the following tutorials:

• Adding Ingredient Types

• Editing Ingredient Type Names

• Deleting Ingredient Types

Adding Ingredient Types

ROCK MAKER provides the following ingredient types: Buffer, Salt, Precipitant, Detergent, Additive, Water, Polymer, Organic (non-volatile), Organic (volatile), and Complex ingredient. However, you can add ingredient types as needed.

To add an ingredient type:

1. Go to the Setup menu and select the Ingredients submenu. Then, click the Ingredient Type button on the top bar.

   

   Ingredient Type Button

2. Click the Add button in the Ingredient Type dialog box.

   

   Add Button in Ingredient Type Dialog Box

3. A new row with a default name will be added. Click the Edit button to customize the name.

4. Click the check button to confirm.

   

   Check Button

5. If everything is set, click SAVE.

Editing Ingredient Type Names

To edit an ingredient type name:

1. Go to the Setup menu and select the Ingredients submenu. Then, click the Ingredient Type button on the top bar.

2. In the Ingredient Type dialog box, click the Edit button of an ingredient type and input a new name.

   

   Editing an Ingredient Type Name

3. Click the check button to confirm.

   

   Check Button

4. Click SAVE to apply changes.

Deleting Ingredient Types

Prerequisite:

• The ingredients are not used in any experiments.

To delete an ingredient type:

1. Go to the Setup menu and select the Ingredients submenu. Then, click the Ingredient Type button on the top bar.

2. In the Ingredient Type dialog box, click the checkbox(es) next to the ingredient type(s) you want to delete.

3. Click the Delete button.

   

   Deleting an Ingredient Type

4. Click SAVE to apply changes.