Why teamwork beats lone editing
A recipe is rarely the work of one person. The lab writes it, production adjusts it, quality signs off. MyTotalMix keeps everyone on the same record instead of mailing copies around.
Roles you’ll use
- Author - drafts and edits the recipe.
- Reviewer - leaves comments and approves changes.
- Owner - publishes the version and locks it for production.
Roles can stack on the same person. A small team can run with one of each; a larger one splits responsibilities.
Review flow in practice
- Author marks the recipe ready for review.
- Reviewer drops inline comments on specific ingredients or steps.
- Author resolves comments or pushes back, in the same thread.
- Owner publishes once the thread is empty.
Comments stay attached to the recipe forever, so you can come back six months later and see why a tolerance was tightened.
Tips that prevent friction
- Comment the why, not the what. “Tightened tolerance after batch #482” beats “changed 0.5 to 0.3”.
- Resolve, don’t delete. Resolved comments stay searchable.
- One owner per recipe. Two owners means nobody publishes.
Up next
We’ll cover partner sharing - how to expose a recipe to an external team without giving them edit rights or leaking the rest of your catalog.