- About the Menu Day View
- Opening the Menu Day View
- Filter Options
- Display Options
- Expand/Collapse Meal Period Sections
About the Menu Day View
The menu day view displays the menu items being served for a specific day.
Demo Video (1:12)
Opening the Menu Day View
To open a menu to its menu day view, complete the following steps:
- Open the the Menu Listing screen via Menus > Menus Listing.
- Locate the menu you want to open and click its Menu Name link. The week-at-a-glance (WaaG) screen opens (second screenshot below).
- From the WaaG screen you can click onto a day header column to open the menu to that specific day, which is known as the menu day view (third screenshot below).
If the menu is a single day menu (i.e., special event menu or an also available (AA) menu set as single day), then click into the meal period header (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) to open the menu day view.
Filter Options
The filter options at the top right of the screen are available to determine what menu items display on the WaaG.
- Week - view the week of a menu cycle by selecting the week from this field.
- Day - display items by their day.
- Diet (for a non-liquid extended menu) - allows you to view the menu items being offered for a diet type.
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Texture (for a non-liquid extended menu) - allows you to view the menu items being offered for a texture type.
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Diet Liquid (for a liquid extended menu) - select the liquid diet type to display the items assigned to that liquid diet.
Display Options
The Display Options at the top right allows you to customize how items are displayed on the menu day view.
Displaying Costs
Selecting the Display Cost check box displays costs on the menu. For more information on how costs are displayed, see Displaying Costs on the Menu.
Displaying Either the Lookup Name or Display Name of Recipes
- Selecting the Look Up Name option displays the look up name (i.e., system name) of the recipe.
- Selecting the Display Name option displays the display name (i.e., user-friendly name) of the recipe.
Sorting by Menu Category or Choices
- Selecting the Menu Category option displays items by their assigned menu category.
- Selecting the Choices option displays items by their assigned choice (second screenshot below). Note that viewing by choice offers a cleaner view, and many long-term care homes use this view.
Extension Editor Settings
If the menu is an extended menu (i.e., supports therapeutic substitute recipes), then you can determine if the extension grid automatically appears or not when you add a menu item.
- Auto-Open - select this option if the menu item extension grid will automatically appear when adding a menu item to allow you to update its therapeutic extensions.
- Manual - select this option to not have the menu item extension grid automatically appear when adding a menu item. You can later access the extension grid of the menu item to update its therapeutic extensions.
Expand/Collapse Meal Period Sections
You can expand/collapse a meal period section by clicking its down arrow on the right of the meal period header.