Alignment Rules

Alignment Rules define the menu item alignment processes by:
  • Controlling how unaligned data items are matched.

  • Enabling standard food costs.

  • Enabling menu item aliasing.

  • Setting the start and end times for charts.

  • Defining the default methods for identifying new menu items.

  • Defining how new menu items are matched to existing values.

Alignment rules do not guarantee that all new menu items are aligned to existing menu items. You can use the rules to increase the likelihood of successfully automated matches. Administrators should continue to perform routine checks of unaligned items and review menu item alignment to ensure accuracy.