The four blue colored report buttons create maintenance or file reports. This is handy for requests from friends or customers. This paper form allows a remote user or customer to pencil in selections and trip information for submission to the database operator. Each ingredient used in the meal is entered with an ingredient type designator. This can be added using a drop down list or auto typing.
Dialog boxes ensure a type is selected for every ingredient.
Double clicking an ingredient type box in the sub-records switches the user to the Ingredients Update form with the appropriate category selected. This box autocounts the number of ingredients in the selected meal. Each ingredient used in the meal is given a name with a determined effort made to minimize items that have to be stocked. Drop down list selection discourages the user from multiple naming the same ingredient. The amount of the ingredient needed to prepare sufficient portions for the number of people is added here.