Make details required or optional

Require the information your staff always need. Leave helpful extras optional so a missing tasting note does not hold up a new drink.

Change a detail

1. Open Beverage types → Manage details for the type you want.
2. Under Your details, open the detail's Actions menu and choose Edit.
3. Turn Required on or off. You can also change its Label or Unit.
4. Choose Save.

For example, make ABV required for Beer while leaving IBU optional. These settings apply to the type, not just one beverage.

What staff will see

Required details must be supplied when creating a beverage. Optional details can wait. When editing a beverage, fill them in under Details, or choose Add optional details if they are collapsed.

A required yes/no answer can be No. Required does not mean the switch must be on. Zero is also a valid number where the detail permits it.

Changing a detail to required does not fill in older beverages for you. Review existing drinks separately. A saved required value cannot simply be cleared; make the detail optional first if it should no longer be needed.

Stop using a detail

Choose Actions → Disable to remove a detail from active entry without erasing its saved history. Use Re-enable to bring it back.

You can change a label or unit, but not an existing detail's input type. For a different input type, add a new detail and review the affected beverages before disabling the old one.

If saving fails, correct the field showing an error and save again. Check that you are editing the intended type.

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You're done when: the detail shows Required or Optional as intended, and a new beverage form shows the correct fields.

Next: Manage dropdown choices, or add a beverage.

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