Remove an accidental food cost

Delete an estimate only when it should not have been recorded. If the item’s real cost changed, record a new dated estimate instead.

1. Open Menu & costs, find the item, and select Manage cost.
2. Find the accidental estimate in its history. Check its dates and the earlier estimate, if one exists.
3. Select Delete estimate. Review the confirmation: Cover may use the previous estimate for those dates, or show that no cost applies.
4. Confirm the deletion.
5. Check the item’s history and a report for an affected date. Confirm whether the earlier estimate now applies or the cost is missing.

When no estimate applies, Cover does not treat the missing cost as zero. See food cost availability.