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Event Types

Xenial Cloud Portal4-Dot MenuData ManagementOrdering SettingsSettingsEvent Type

Use the Event Type editor to create the event type records that are used with Events. Examples of event types include: Football Game, Banquet, Highway Construction.

Create Event Type

Xenial Cloud Portal4-Dot MenuData ManagementOrdering SettingsSettings

To create an event type:

  1. From the Settings menu, select Event Type.

  2. From the Event Type List homepage, select New Event Type.

    The following introduces the sections of the Event Type editor.

    Section

    Description

    General

    Define general settings about the event type, including its name and availability.

    Event Type Icon

    Select the images to display for this event type.

General

From the General section of the Event Type editor, define the following settings:

Setting

Description

Name

Type the event type name.

External ID

Type an alphanumeric external ID value for the event type. This value is used to export files to external systems.

Description

Type a description of the event type.

Active

Toggle to Active if the event type is available for use at the site.

Multi-site users: To the right of the field, select the globe icon to define values for each site.

Price Point

From the dropdown, select the price point to associate with this event type.

To charge the base price for all products for this event type, select Base Price.

Multi-site users: To the right of the field, select the globe icon to define values for each site.

ADO Price Point

From the dropdown, select the Advanced Day Orders (ADO) price point to associate with this event type.

To charge the base price for all products for this event type, select Base Price.

Multi-site users: To the right of the field, select the globe icon to define values for each site.

This setting is only available when the company has a subscription to Suite Catering.

Note

Define price points using the Price Points editor.

Event Type Icon

From the Event Type Icon section of the Event Type editor, select the images that will be displayed for this event type.

  1. From the Event Type Icon section, select the applicable Image Set.

  2. From the action bar located above the Image Set list, select Edit.

  3. From the Edit Image window, define the following:

    Field

    Description

    Description

    Type a name or description of the image.

    Image Source

    Select the source of the image:

    • URL - Specify the network or Internet URL for the image. In the Address field, type the URL for the image file.

    • Upload Image - Upload an image to the cloud. Select Choose File to locate and select the image file.

    The image is displayed in the Preview section. Select the image to zoom in.

  4. From the lower-right of the Edit window, select Done.

Note

All Image Sets with a Usage type of Event Type are listed in this section. To add an Image Set to the list, use the Image Sets editor.

Xenial is not responsible for any copyright violations.

Online Menu Override

Note

The following settings are only available when the company has a subscription to Suite Catering.

From the Online Menu Override section of the Event Type editor, define the following settings:

Setting

Description

Advanced Day Order Online Menu

From the dropdown, select the online menu to provide for Advanced Day Ordering (ADO) for the event.

Event Day Order Online Menu

From the dropdown, select the online menu to provide for Event Day Ordering (EDO) for the event.