Creating a Breakdown Product
The Breakdown feature helps you accurately track and manage products that are split into multiple outputs, improving inventory control, reducing waste, and simplifying production.
The Breakdown feature in Supply’d’s Production module lets you split one product into several different ones. It’s a simple, one-step process that’s great for businesses like butchers or oil producers, where one item comes in and gets turned into multiple usable products.
Here's a few examples where this feature may be useful :
Butcher
Input: 1 whole animal carcass.
Output: Various cuts (eg. steaks, mince, bones, fat).
Breakdown allows accurate tracking of yield and component inventory.
Oil Producer
Input: Bulk seeds or raw oil.
Outputs: Refined oil, meal, husk, waste.
Why it’s useful: Splits raw input into sellable products and by-products.
This document takes you through the process of adding a Breakdown Product. For details on adding other types of products, please refer to the Adding & Updating Products, Creating a Production Productand Product Types documents.
Adding a Breakdown Product
Complete Product Details & Custom Fields
Complete the Product Details and any optional Custom Fields sections, as explained in the Adding & Updating Products document.
In this example, we’ll break down 10kg bag of chicken into 30 breasts, 30 maryland, and 20 wings, which have already been set up as individual products in Supply’d.
The following steps will walk you through entering all the necessary details for your breakdown product.
Select Product Type
In the Product Type section, select Breakdown.
Product Type* [required]
The type of product this is. For a Breakdown Product, select Breakdown from the drop-down menu. (For a description of the other choices see the Adding & Updating Products, Creating a Production Product and Product Types documents.)
When Breakdown is selected additional sections will show.
Labelling Details
The relevant details for labelling products such as ingredients, nutrition, storage type and more.
See the Labelling Details document for full details on completing this section.
Country of Manufacture
The country the product was made in. Select from the drop-down menu. When Australia is selected, an additional field - Percentage Australian - will appear.
Percentage Australian
The percentage of this items ingredients that are Australian.
Ingredients
Any ingredients contained in this product. Leave blank if not applicable.
Allergens - Contains
Allergens that are present in this product. Enter the allergens only, separated by a comma. (eg. "dairy, nuts".) Don't include leading statements such as "Contains". Leave blank if not applicable.gluten, dairy, nuts, etc.) based on the allergen information stored in your ingredient data. This helps you quickly and accurately populate allergen warnings for food labelling and compliance.
Allergens - May Contain
Allergens that may be present in this product. Enter the allergens only, separated by a comma. Don't include leading statements such as "May contain". Leave blank if not applicable.
Nutrition Information
Enter the nutritional information for this product, if applicable.
Clicking 
opens the Edit Nutrition form where you can enter details.
Servings Per Package: This is the total number of servings in one full pack of your product. For example, if a bottle contains 500ml and each serving is 250ml, then Servings Per Package = 2.
Serving Size: This is the amount of product in a single serving. It should reflect the typical portion someone would consume at one time.
Clicking on the 3 dots in the top right corner of the form will open a menu.
Fetch Nutrition: Fetch Nutrition is a tool that automatically fills in the nutritional information for a product based on its listed ingredients.
Remove Nutrition: Clears all the nutritional data currently entered or generated for the product.
The completed information will look something like this on the product page.
Storage Type
Select the type of storage required from the drop-down selection. (eg. ambient, refrigerated etc.)
Shelf Life
Suitable for food products, this field allows you to provide guidance on the shelf life of a product. Enter the number then select Days, Months or Years from the drop-down, whichever is applicable.
Usable Size
The weight/size of a single unit for use in recipes and production. This can be used to specify drained weights or other weights/volumes that vary from the products size. Leave blank to use the product size. Enter the number then select the applicable measurement from the drop-down menu.
Buy Product
Toggle on if you buy this product from a supplier. Enter the supplier's name and click 
.
Complete the Buy Product form as explained in Buy Product in the Adding & Updating Products document.
Production Stages
Defines the stages of the production. This field will only show when Production or Breakdown is selected as the Product Type.
In Supply’d, stages in production runs represent the step-by-step process of manufacturing a product. Each stage breaks down the production workflow into manageable parts, such as mixing, baking, or packaging - depending on your product setup.
Here’s how the stage will work in a production run:
The stage will have components and instructions.
Once the stage is finalised, Supply’d records the consumption of inventory for the stage and the finished products will added to your inventory.
This structured approach ensures accuracy in tracking materials, labour, and output throughout the breakdown process.
To add the stage, click 
.
You will be prompted to save your product before adding/editing the stage. Click 
.
The Edit Production Stages form will appear.
Stage Name
The name the stage. Type your choice of name.
You can simply call it "Breakdown" or use any name that best describes your process.
Stage Colour
The colour to use for this stage of production. Select your choice from the drop-down.
Labour
To include labour costs for this stage, enter the time it takes to complete it in hours and minutes. Supply'd will calculate and display the total cost of labour for this stage.
To be able to track labour costs for a Production item, you’ll first need to set up Labour Tracking in your Production Settings. On the Production Settings page, in the Labour Tracking section, select "Yes" in the Enable Tracking field and enter a Default Hourly Rate. In the example above, the rate has been set to $50.00 per hour.
Processing
The estimated processing time once staff have completed their part.
Department
The department(s) this product belongs to.
Select the appropriate department, or departments, from the drop-down menu. (Your list may look different from the example, depending on how you've named your departments.)
Stage Instructions
Any instructions for completing this stage of production.
Save
When you have finished adding the stage details, click 
.
The Production Stages section will now look something like this:
Additional Options for Production Stages
Prior to saving or when editing the Production Stages, clicking on the 3 dots in the top right will display a menu.
Save
Will save the stages. An alternative to the 
button at the bottom of the page.
Copy Stages From
Allows you to copy the stage from another product using the same or similar stage, saving time and keeping things consistent. Clicking on or typing in the field will show a list of your products to choose from. Click 
to add these stages to the current product.
You will be asked to confirm as this will override any stage you may have already entered. You can edit any changes required after the stage has been copied.
Import Stages
Allows you to upload a list of production stages from a CSV file, instead of entering them one by one. This is a quick way to set up or update stages in bulk, especially helpful when working with lots of products or complex processes.
Click
to download the template to your computer.
Open the template and complete the fields in the spreadsheet. Add your production stages, include key details like SKU, Product, stage Name, stage Colour, duration, and instructions.
Click Choose File to choose the file on your computer you want to upload to Supply'd. (Your upload screen might look a bit different from the example below, depending on your browser or operating system.)
Click
.
Check for errors and make any adjustments if needed.
Breakdown Items
The items and quantities of product created in this breakdown. This field will only show when Breakdown is selected as the Product Type.
Click Edit Items. The Edit Production Items form will show.
Clicking on, or typing in, the field that says Type Product Name will bring up a list of your products and ingredients.
Select the first item that this product will be broken down into to. Click Add.
Batch Code Prefix
An optional prefix to use when generating batch codes for this item. This field should contain characters only, using digits as a prefix may cause the automatic increments of production batches to be incorrect.
Quantity
The number of units of this item that will be created.
For example, we're breaking down our chicken into breasts. We are wanting 30 chicken breasts, so the Quantity is 30.
Measurement
The amount of this ingredient used in grams. The Quantity of chicken in this stage to produce thirty 100g chicken breasts, the system will calculate the quantity needed per unit accordingly.
Repeat the above steps for all items being created, clicking Add after selecting each one.
Click 
to add all items.
Additional Options for Breakdown Items
Prior to saving or when editing the Breakdown Items, clicking on the 3 dots in the top right will display a menu.
Save
Will save the items. An alternative to the button at the bottom of the page.
Copy Items From
Opens the Copy Production Items form allowing you duplicate the items from another product using the same or similar items, saving time and keeping things consistent. Clicking on or typing in the field will show a list of your products to choose from. Click 
to add these items to the current product.
You will be asked to confirm as this will override any items you may have already entered. You can edit any changes required after the items have been copied.
Import Items
Allows you to upload a list of production items from a CSV file, instead of entering them one by one. This is a quick way to set up or update items in bulk, especially helpful when working with a lot of products.
Click
to download the template to your computer.
Open the template and complete the fields in the spreadsheet.
Complete in the same way as for Import Stages above.
Remember to go back and edit or regenerate the Percentage Australian, Ingredients and Allergens, and recalculate nutrition in the Creating a Breakdown Product if amounts or ingredients have changed.
Sell Product? & Remaining Sections
Refer to the Adding & Updating Products document for details on how to complete this and all remaining sections.
Editing Breakdown Products
If you would like to edit a product, simply select Products from the main menu. Click on the product you want to edit. Click on the three dots on the top right corner and select Edit Product. Change any fields as required following the steps above.
Removing Breakdown Products
If you would like to remove a product, simply select Products from the main menu. Click on the product you want to remove. Click on the three dots on the top right corner and select Remove Product.
You will be asked to confirm.
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