In this guide we’ll look at how to setup Meal Types.
Access: The minimum permissions required to access Lookup Tables can be found in the Administration module from within Config > Setup > Roles & Permissions.
See Also: How to Setup Meal Definitions
Go to Config > Administration > Lookup Tables.
Select Meal Types from the Admin Lookup dropdown.
The table will display all existing Meal Types.
You can Edit an existing Meal Type, by clicking on it once which will open the Edit Administration Lookup panel on the right hand side of the screen. This allows you to Edit the Lookup Name and Description as well as whether or not the Meal Type is Active, using the Active tick box at the bottom. If you make any changes, make sure to click Save at the top.
To Add a New Meal Type, click New in the top left corner.
This will open the Add Administration Lookup panel on the right. Enter a Lookup Name and Description, then tick the Active tick box to ensure that the Meal Type can be used. Once you’re happy click Create.
The Meal Type has now been created and will be selectable in the Dinner Register.
If you would like to add a charge to the new Meal Type, you can do this using Meal Definitions. For more information on how to do this, please see How to Setup Meal Definitions. When setting up Meal Definitions meal charges don’t need to be set up for years Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 as the system knows they are entitled to UIFSM and will not charge automatically
In this guide we’ll look at how to setup Meal Types.
See Also: How to Setup Meal Definitions
Go to Config > Administration > Lookup Tables.
Select Meal Types from the Admin Lookup dropdown.
The table will display all existing Meal Types.
You can Edit an existing Meal Type by clicking on it once, which will open the Edit Administration Lookup panel on the right hand side of the screen. This allows you to Edit the Lookup Name and Description as well as whether or not the Meal Type is Active, using the Active tick box at the bottom. If you make any changes, make sure to click Save at the top.
To Add a New Meal Type click New in the top left corner.
This will open the Add Administration Lookup panel on the right. Enter a Lookup Name and Description, then tick the Active tick box to ensure that the Meal Type can be used. Once you’re happy click Create.
The Meal Type has now been created and will be selectable in the Dinner Register.
If you would like to add a charge to the new Meal Type you can do this using Meal Definitions. For more information on how to do this, please see How to Setup Meal Definitions.