One of the uses of this application is to generate the documentation required for joinery production. RaWorkshop generates a series of reports that contain different results based on calculations made by the program. The way you group the data is very important in order to easily use the information. You may want to group the data different then the standard way like after: item type, code, component. Ex: You may want to group the items based on the producer or maybe you want the profiles and corners to appear together and the rest of the hardware separate. Consumption categories resolves this issue because it lets the user group the data how they want.

Consumption Categories Menu
Consumption category dialog is accessed through the Materials » Consumption Categories menu as seen in the picture below:

Consumption Categories Dialog
The dialog window for consumption categories allows the following operations: add, change, delete, copy/paste, print, export. For each facility access the corresponding button on the toolbar.

When introducing a material in the database (profiles, accessory, hardware, glass) the user is also required to choose a consumption category. This way, form the moment an item is introduced in the database the user chooses in what group the item will be listed in the reports, when consumption category group is used. Consumption categories can be sorted ascending based on priority(priority 1 will be listed first).

Add Consumption Categories
To add a new consumption category click on the first record (where it says: "Click here to enter a new record") and complete the following fields: Name (required, must be unique), Priority (required, must be different from the other existent priorities). To save the information press the Save button on the toolbar.

Change Consumption Categories
Select the row you want to modify and edit the desired fields. To save the information press the Save button on the toolbar.

Delete Consumption Categories
Select the rows you wish to delete and press the Delete key or the according button from the toolbar. To save the information press the Save button on the toolbar.

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