It is possible to filter ingredients to select a sub-set of ingredients for viewing in the browser pane. For example you may wish to view only ingredients that begin with the letter "A" or ingredients that are purchased from a particular supplier. Initially, when the ingredient form is opened, the browser pane on the left-hand side of the page will display a list of all ingredients in alphabetical order. To display a different set of ingredients, click on the 
button at the top of the browser pane. The following dialog will be displayed.
The filter dialog consists of two main sections. They are:
•Selection type and
•Selected item list
Selection type
The selection type group box allows you to choose the sub-set of ingredients you wish to view. Choose one of the following options:
•All
•Name
•Stock code
•Product code
•Category
•Supplier
•Retail
•Non-retail
•Incomplete
•With Pictures
•Menu
•Function
•Modified
All
Choosing this option will display all ingredients in alphabetical order within the selected item list. It is then possible to choose one of those ingredients for viewing. This will also display all ingredients in the browser pane.
Name
Choosing this option will allow you to select a single ingredient for display. You can also use this option to select a more specific sub-set such as ingredients beginning with "A" or ingredients containing a word such as "beef". A helpful tip when searching is to use the asterisk ( * ) as a wild card character. For example if you are looking for all ingredients that begin with the letter "A", type in A* and those ingredients will be listed in the selected item list. If you are looking for all ingredients containing the word "beef" you can enter *beef* and all ingredients with the word or letters beef will appear in the selected ingredients list.
See the images below.
Stock code
Choose this option to look for specific ingredient stock codes. You can use the asterisk
( * ) wild card option again to refine your search.
Product code
Choose this option to look for specific retail ingredient product codes. You can use the asterisk ( * ) wild card option again to refine your search.
Category
Choose this option to view ingredients assigned to a particular category. Select the category from the drop list beside this option and the ingredients will be listed in the selected ingredients list.
Supplier
Choose this option to view ingredients assigned to a particular supplier. Select the supplier from the drop list beside this option and the ingredients will be listed in the selected ingredients list.
Retail
Choose this option if you wish to view all retail ingredients only in alphabetical order.
Non-retail
Choose this option if you wish to view all non-retail ingredients only in alphabetical order.
Incomplete
Choose this option if you wish to view all incomplete ingredients only in alphabetical order. This is a good option if you wish to go back and complete your ingredients.
With Pictures
Choose this option if you wish to view all ingredients that contain a picture.
Menu
Choose this option to view all retail ingredients included in a menu. Select the menu form the drop list.
Function
Choose this option to view all ingredients that appear in the selected function. Select the function from the drop list.
Modified
This option lets you view all ingredients modified before or after a certain date. Choose from before or after and then select the date you wish to view the modified data from by using the drop lists available.
By choosing to search using one of the above options, various information will be displayed in the selected ingredients list. If you wish to load all the ingredients appearing in the selected ingredients list, click the "OK" button. If you wish to open one of the ingredients appearing in the selected ingredients list straight away, double click on the required ingredient and the ingredient form will open on the selected ingredient. All other items that appeared in the selected ingredients list will appear in the browser pane.
It is also possible to create a new ingredient from the filter dialog. To do so, once the filter dialog is open, click on the "New" button at the bottom of the dialog and a blank form will open for you to insert the relevant details of the new ingredient.
Clicking the "Cancel" button will return you to the Ingredient form.
Advanced Filtering
The Filter dialog can also be changed into a more advanced filter mode. This filter mode allows you to search multiple search options, rather than a single search option. See the topic on Advanced filter dialog.