- About the Daily Display Menus Report
- Selecting Menu and its Settings to Determine Items to be in the Report
- Report Settings: Daily Display Menus Report
- Printing Temporary Replacement Items on Daily Display Menus Report
- Printing a Special Event Menu on Daily Display Menus Report
- Printing Daily Display Menus Report for a Date Beyond the Current Menu Cycle
- FAQs
About the Daily Display Menus Report
The Daily Display Menus report prints the menu items for each day of the menu and the week selected in the menu report settings.
When multiple diet orders (diet type/texture type combinations) are selected in the menu report settings, each report is separately listed in a consolidated report, with a table of contents as the first page listing each diet type/texture type combination.
Selecting Menu and its Settings to Determine Items to be in the Report
Via Menus > Reports, select the menu and its associated settings (weeks, choices, diet/texture combinations, menu categories) to determine the items to be included in the report. See the separate article Accessing the Menu Report Settings for more information and specific instructions.
Report Settings: Daily Display Menus Report
After selecting the menu and its settings, then from the left side of the screen select the Daily Display Menus option (under the Display Reports expandable section). The Daily Display Menus section appears for you to select the report settings.
Formatting Options
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Format - select if the report is to be generated in letter size (8.5 x 11) or legal size (8.5 x 14).
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Font Size - the font size (8 to 36) of the following on the menu: menu day, meal period (breakfast, lunch, dinner), and the menu items.
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Page Layout - select is the report is to be generated in portrait, landscape or bi-fold right.
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Sort By: Menu Category - lists the menu items by the sort order of the menu categories. When Menu Category is selected, the Display settings appear with the options of Choice Of and All Menu Items.
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Display: Choice Of - when the menu items of a category are assigned to all choices in the menu (first screenshot below), then the menu items on the report are replaced with a “Choice of [Menu Category]” phrase on the report (third screenshot below). For example, if you serve coffee and hot tea, and both are available as choice 1 and choice 2 items, the report states “Choice of Beverage” instead of listing the coffee and tea independently.
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Display: All Menu Items - menu items are listed independently in each category.
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Display: Choice Of - when the menu items of a category are assigned to all choices in the menu (first screenshot below), then the menu items on the report are replaced with a “Choice of [Menu Category]” phrase on the report (third screenshot below). For example, if you serve coffee and hot tea, and both are available as choice 1 and choice 2 items, the report states “Choice of Beverage” instead of listing the coffee and tea independently.
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Sort By: Choice - lists the menu items by the sort order of the choices with corresponding "Choice X" headers (i.e., Choice 1 items are listed, followed by Choice 2 items, etc.).
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One meal per page - only one meal period (breakfast, lunch, dinner) is generated on a page.
- Bold Choice 1 - bolds the choice 1 items.
Options to Include
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Include Branding - the branding configured for your MealSuite account is applied to the report (see example menu below).
- The logo is centered at the top of each page in the report.
- The primary colour is used for the border of the report. In the example screenshot below, the border is orange, which is the primary colour.
- The secondary colour is used for the menu category headers (if menu category headers are included in the report via the Include Menu Category Headers check box). In the example screenshot below, the menu categories are blue, which is the secondary colour.
Note: Ensure the primary or secondary colour is not the same colour as your menu paper stock, or else it will appear the colour does not print on the menu.
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Include Menu Name - displays the menu name on each page of the report. Alternatively, a custom name can be entered for the report via the Custom Name field that appears when the Include Menu Name option is selected.
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Include Menu Category Headers - includes headers for the menu categories.
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Include Food Description - for recipes that have descriptions, displays the description below the recipe.
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Include Portion Size - includes the portion size for each item.
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Include Portion Size Description - for recipes that have portion size descriptions, displays the portion size description in italics and in parentheses beside the portion size. For the portion size description to display, the Include Portion Size option must be selected.
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Include Calories - includes the calories of each item.
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Include Service Date (available if the selected menu is scheduled) - displays the service date at the top of each menu for the day.
Note 1: If your menu has any temporary replacement items, the Include Service Date option must be selected for those temporary replacement items to show on the report.
Note 2: By selecting the Include Service Date option, then any special event menu that is scheduled will print on the date the special event is scheduled for. See Printing Special Event Menu on Daily Display Menus Report below for more information.
Note 3: In the Weeks field, if you selected a single week from the available weeks in the menu cycle, then a dropdown appears below the Include Service Date option to allow you to select a specific service start date, including start dates beyond the current menu cycle. See Printing Daily Display Report for a Date Beyond the Current Menu Cycle below for more information.
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Include Snack Menu (option available if the selected menu is a standard menu and is scheduled, and if a snack menu is scheduled for same menu service location of the selected menu) - select the Include Snack Menu option to include the snack menu items in the report. The snack times (snack am, snack pm, snack hs) are shown in between the respective meal periods (breakfast, lunch, dinner) on the report.
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Include Also Available (option available if the selected menu is a standard menu and is scheduled, and if an also available (AA) menu is scheduled for same menu service location of the selected menu) - select the Include Also Available option to include the also available (AA) menu items in the report. With this option selected, the Display Also Available Items setting appears, with the Within Meal and Separately options.
The Within Meal option displays the AA items in italics within their associated meal period (breakfast, lunch, dinner). The Separately option displays the items in italics in a separate “Also Offered” section at the end of their associated meal period (breakfast, lunch, dinner).
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Include Custom Tags - if any custom tags are created for your MealSuite account and applied to recipes on the menu, then the Include Custom Tags option generates the custom tags on the report. With this option selected, the Show By settings appears with the Icon and Display Name options.
The Icon option displays the custom tag icon beside the menu item. The Display Name option displays the custom tag name beside the menu item.
- Include Note - allows you to enter a custom note to display on the menu (e.g., “Happy Holidays”). The note displays on the bottom of the last page of each day in the report. The note has a maximum of 1000 characters.
Printing Temporary Replacement Items on Daily Display Menus Report
If your menu has any temporary replacement items, the Include Service Date option must be selected for those temporary replacement items to show on the Daily Display Menus report. This is required because the system requires a calendar point of reference.
Printing a Special Event Menu on Daily Display Menus Report
By selecting the Include Service Date option, then any special event menu can print on the date the special event is scheduled for.
Important! For the special event menu to print, ensure the following conditions are met: The special event menu is scheduled and the special event menu is in the same menu service location of the menu being generated in the Daily Display Menus report.
Printing Daily Display Menus Report for a Date Beyond the Current Menu Cycle
To print the Daily Display Menus report for a date beyond the current menu cycle, complete the following steps:
- In the Weeks field (in the Settings section), select the week of the menu cycle you want to print. DO NOT SELECT MORE THAN ONE WEEK.
- Select the Include Service Date option (this option is only available if the selected menu is scheduled). A dropdown appears with each service start date of the week you selected in step 1.
- From the dropdown, select the service start date.
- Click the Generate button. The report opens as a PDF in a separate browser tab.
FAQs
My temporary replacement items are not showing on the report?
If your menu has any temporary replacement items, the Include Service Date option must be selected for those temporary replacement items to show on the report (i.e., the system requires a calendar point of reference).
I don't see the Include Snack Menu option to include snack items in my daily display menu?
The Include Snack Menu option will be available if the selected menu is a standard menu and is scheduled, and if a snack menu is scheduled for the same menu service location of the selected menu.
I don't see the Include Also Available option to include also available items in my daily display menu?
The Include Also Available option will be available if the selected menu is a standard menu and is scheduled, and if an also available (AA) menu is scheduled for the same menu service location of the selected menu.