MODULESTUDIO

Who has not run into this problem: you want to mix a drink, and the exact ingredients required are not available in the house. The solution is obvious: wouldn't it be nice to have a cocktail menu that always corresponds to the actual stock on hand? Problem defined... solution modeled!

The CocktailManager allows one to store cocktail recipes and the different ingredients each needs. As with any recipe, the required amount of each ingredient that goes into a particular cocktail will be stored. Each user can then define how much of which ingredients he has on hand at the moment. In addition, a user can input the minimum amounts needed for normal usage, and the minimum amounts needed for parties. This makes it possible for the CocktailManager to, for example, make tequila recipes available only after there are at least two bottles available.

The Module creates four dynamic reports: two cocktail menu cards, complete with recipes, but limited to those cocktails for which all ingredients are in stock (one card for normal use and the other for parties), a bartender's cheat sheet for reviewing all of the recipes, and a shopping list containing everything not in stock at the moment.

Since modeling the basic module took, essentially, only 10 minutes, some time was invested in improving it with some JavaScript functions. There is an ajax update function for changing existing ingredient amounts in the list view, ingredients can be defined directly while editing cocktails, and amount fields are represented by a „Prototype SpinBox“. In addition, a very simple ratings function has been integrated into the module.

Need hors d'oeuvres to serve with the drinks? How about dinner after? Serve that up with the recipe planner module.