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Xenial Product Documentation

Menu Item Group

To create a menu item group:

  1. From the Xenial Cloud Portal homepage, select Data Management.

  2. From the Ordering Settings menu, select Menu Layout.

  3. From the Menu Layout menu, select Menu Item Group.

  4. From the Menu Item Group List homepage, select New Menu Item Group.

  5. The following introduces the sections of the Menu Item Group editor.

    Section

    Description

    General

    Define general settings including the menu item group name and its active status.

    POS Display

    Define POS display settings of a menu item group.

    Items

    Add items to a menu item group.

    Voice

    Define voice ordering settings for a menu item group.

General

To define general settings for a menu item group:

  1. From the Create New Menu Item Group form, locate the General section.

  2. In the Name field, type a name for the menu item group.

  3. Toggle Active to Active if the menu item group 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.

  4. In the Description field, type a description of the menu item group. Some products, such as SuiteSpot, require a menu item group description.

POS Display

To configure POS display settings for a menu item group:

  1. From the Create New Menu Item Group form, locate the POS Display section.

  2. From the POS Display section, define the following:

    Field

    Description

    Maximum Rows

    Type the maximum number of menu rows to populate with the items in this group.

    • Use the -/+ controls to adjust the value as needed.

    • If no value is specified, all items in the group are displayed regardless of how many rows are required to display all items.

    Start on New Row

    Toggle On to always display items in this item group on a new row even when there is room to display the items on the same row as another group.

    Color 1

    Select the primary color for the menu item buttons.

    Color 2

    Select the secondary color for the menu item buttons to produce a gradient effect.

    Text color

    Select the color for the menu item button text.

Items

To add items to a menu item group:

  1. From the Create New Menu Item Group form, locate the Items section.

  2. From the upper-right of the Items section, select Add Items.

  3. From the Add Items window, select the items to add to the group.

  4. From the lower-right of the Add Items window, select Add # Items.

  5. From the Items section, select and drag the control to the left of the listed items to sort them in the desired sequence.

Filter the Product List

To filter the product list on the Add Items window:

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 Cloud Portal.

To define a menu item group name and synonyms for voice ordering:

  1. From the Create New Menu Item Group form, locate the Voice section.

  2. In the Name field, type the primary group name used with voice ordering, e.g. Lunch Entree.

  3. In the Synonyms field, type typical pronunciations or alternate names for the group (separated by a comma), e.g. Lunch MealsLunch Combos.

Menu Item Group Actions

To perform an action on an existing menu item group:

  1. From the Menu editor homepage, select the menu.

  2. From the left of the menu name, select the plus sign + to expand the menu components.

  3. From the list of menu components, locate the menu category that contains the menu item group.

  4. From the left of the menu category name, select the plus sign + to expand its components.

  5. From the list of menu category components, select the menu item group.

  6. From the right of the Type column, select the 3-dot menu.

  7. From the dropdown, select an action:

    Action

    Description

    Edit

    Edit the menu item group properties.

    Remove

    Delete the menu item group.

    Unlink

    Remove the association between the menu item group and its menu category.

    Duplicate

    Create a copy of the menu item group.

    Move Up

    Move up one level on the list.

    Move Down

    Move down one level on the list.

    Move to Top

    Move to the top of the list.

    Move to Bottom

    Move to the bottom of the list.

Product Actions

To perform an action on an existing product:

  1. From the Menu editor homepage, select the menu.

  2. From the left of the menu name, select the plus sign + to expand the menu components.

  3. From the list of menu components, locate the menu item group that contains the product.

  4. From the left of the menu item group name, select the plus sign + to expand its components.

  5. From the list of menu item group components, select the product.

  6. From the right of the Type column, select the 3-dot menu.

  7. From the dropdown, select an action:

    Action

    Description

    Edit

    Edit the product properties.

    Remove

    Delete the product.

    Unlink

    Remove the association between the product and its menu item group.

    Duplicate

    Create a copy of the product.

    Move Up

    Move up one level on the list.

    Move Down

    Move down one level on the list.

    Move to Top

    Move to the top of the list.

    Move to Bottom

    Move to the bottom of the list.