Menu Category
To create a menu category:
From the Xenial Portal homepage, select Data Management.
From the Ordering Settings menu, select Menu Layout.
From the Menu Layout menu, select Menu Category.
From the Menu Category homepage, select New Menu Category.
The following introduces the sections of the Menu Category editor.
Section
Description
Define general settings including the category name and its active status.
Add menu groups to the category.
Add existing menu categories to the category.
Define voice ordering settings for the category.
From the upper-right of the screen, select Save.
General
To define general settings for a menu category:
From the Create New Menu Category form, locate the General section.
In the Name field, type a name for the menu category.
Toggle Active to Active if the menu category 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.
Menu Groups
To add a menu group to a menu category:
From the Create New Menu Category form, locate the Menu Groups section.
From the Available column, select the menu groups to add to the menu category.
Tip
To select multiple menu groups: Hold the Crtl key down on the keyboard and select each group.
From the right of the Available column, select the right arrow to move the selected menu groups to the Included column.
Menu Categories
To add existing menu categories to a menu category:
From the Create New Menu Category form, locate the Menu Categories section.
From the Available column, select the menu categories to add to the menu category.
Tip
To select multiple menu categories: Hold the Crtl key down on the keyboard and select each category.
From the right of the Available column, select the right arrow to move the selected menu categories to the Included column.
Voice
Important
The following information is only applicable to users with a subscription to Voice Ordering. Site subscriptions to this service are made from the Xenial Portal.
To define the menu category name and synonyms for voice ordering:
From the Create New Menu Category form, locate the Voice section.
In the Name field, type the primary menu category name used with voice ordering (e.g. Drinks).
In the Synonyms field, type typical pronunciations or alternate names for the menu category, separated by a comma (e.g. Beverages, Sodas).