Configure an Order Guide
Go to Vendors from the main menu. Every vendor appears in a table, and you’ll see two icons on the right side of each row for configuring or downloading order guides. Click to configure the order guide for that vendor. Click to download the order guide as a PDF. You can also get to the order guide by clicking into a vendor’s details page. Near the top, click “Configure Order Guide” (see the red arrow below). The Order Guide Setup screen gives you control over how the guide looks when printed and how items are organized. However you arrange things here will carry over to both the printed guide and the online ordering page. You’ll see a variety of settings. For details on Pars, On Hand, and Last Count options, check out Setting Pars and On Hand Counts for Online Ordering.Multiple Selling Units for the Same Item
Need to order the same product in different package sizes? Garde supports adding the same item to an order guide with multiple selling units. For example, you might list chicken breast as both a 10 lb case and a 40 lb case — each as its own line on the guide. This way, you can order the size that makes sense for a given delivery without having to switch between vendors or manually adjust quantities.Reorganize Items
To change how items are arranged:- Scroll down to the “Organization” section.
- Use the dropdown to choose between Alphabetical, Category, or Custom sorting. With Category sorting, items are alphabetical within each category. Custom lets you arrange everything manually, but keep in mind it’s harder to maintain over time as new items get added.
- Remove items by clicking the red X on the far right. This only removes the item from the guide, not from Garde. If you want it back later, you’ll need to add it manually.
- With Custom sort, drag items up or down using the arrows on the right, or click and drag a row to reposition it.
- Hit Save at the bottom when you’re done.
Keep your guides updated when prices change. When you get a new invoice with updated prices, those prices flow into Garde automatically. But it’s worth reviewing your order guides periodically to make sure the items listed are still what you’re actually ordering. Remove anything you’ve stopped buying, and add new items as they come in. A clean order guide makes ordering faster and reduces mistakes.
Change Print Settings
- Check or uncheck boxes to control what appears on your printed guide. You can hide vendor item codes, product names, or other columns. (“Product name” is Garde’s internal name used for inventory and recipes. The “Vendor Item name” is whatever the vendor calls it — that one always shows up.)
- If you want one sheet to cover the whole week, use “Repeat the Order Column” to add blank columns for different days. For example, if you order produce four days a week, enter “4” so you have four columns to fill in.
- Choose landscape or portrait mode from the dropdown.
- Hit Save at the bottom.
- After saving, you’ll be taken back to the Vendor page where you can click “Download Order Guide” to print it.