When your organization does not present a uniform menu across all locations, designating a single Master Store may not account for all available menu items throughout the organization. For example:
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The Washington D.C. location, set as the Master Store, serves hamburgers, seafood, and soft drinks.
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The New York location serves hamburgers, seafood, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages.
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The Michigan location serves hamburgers, meat loaf, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages.
In this scenario, the Washington D.C. location does not provide a Master Item for the alcoholic beverages nor meat loaf. Instead of using the Menu Item Alignment portlet to create Master Items, you can assign the New York location to function as the Master Store for alcoholic beverages, and likewise the Michigan location to function as the Master Store for meat loaf.