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title: "Purchase Item Prep Lock"
slug: "purchase-item-prep-lock"
description: "Prep for purchased items is locked; configure through recipes. Existing prep items remain functional, but availability changes are permanent."
updated: 2026-08-20T22:22:25Z
published: 2026-08-20T22:22:25Z
canonical: "docs.restaurant365.com/purchase-item-prep-lock"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.restaurant365.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Purchase Item Prep Lock

The Prep toggle on purchased item records is locked. Prep for purchased items **cannot** be enabled — configure prep through **recipes** instead.

Existing prep items that were created from purchased items before the prep migration continue to work. The lock applies only to configuring new prep through a purchased item record.

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## Prep Section on Purchased Item Records

The Prep section on the Settings tab of a purchased item record is read-only. The behavior depends on whether prep was previously enabled for the item.

### Prep Is Currently Off

If prep is turned off for a purchased item, the Prep section displays a message that prep is no longer editable and must be set up through recipes. The toggle **cannot be enabled**.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-CEERDXGJ.png)

### Prep Is Currently On

If prep is currently on for a purchased item, the toggle can **only be turned off**, and clicking it opens a confirmation dialog. This action is **permanent**: once prep is turned off for a purchased item, it **cannot** be re-enabled.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-EV1V13L5.png)

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## Prep Items from Purchased Items

Prep items that were created from purchased items before the prep migration continue to work. However, the **Available** toggle for these prep items is subject to a permanent lock.

### Available Toggle in the Prep Items List

For prep items that originated from purchased items, turning off the Available toggle is permanent. Once availability is turned off, it cannot be re-enabled for that prep recipe.

Clicking the toggle opens a confirmation dialog before the change takes effect. On these prep items, toggles that are turned off are disabled.

**Disable Confirmation** Clicking the Available toggle on a purchased-item-sourced prep recipe prompts the message.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-ZO2V0UC3.png)

**Disabled Toggle** Once turned off, the toggle is disabled. This action cannot be undone.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-EAMTJL54.png)

> [!WARNING]
> Important Note About Prep Recipe Availability
> 
> This restriction applies only to prep items that *originated from purchased items*. Prep items created from recipe items are **not** affected and can be enabled or disabled as usual.

### Bulk Actions

When a bulk **Make unavailable** action includes prep items that originated from purchased items, a confirmation dialog explains that some items cannot be re-enabled once marked unavailable.

When a bulk **Make available** action includes purchased-item prep items that have already been turned off, those items are skipped. The action applies to all other selected items.

### Available to Prep on the Prep Recipe Record

For a prep recipe that originated from a purchased item, the **Available to Prep** field on the Settings tab is read-only after availability is turned off. An inline message on the record confirms that the setting cannot be changed. Unchecking this box also prompts a confirmation.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-BSE04FAL.png)

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