Configuring Menus

Prerequisites for Configuring Menus

Creating a Composed Menu

Refer Creating a Menu.

Editing a Composed Menu

1. From the Administration menu, select Booking, select Resource Management, and select Menu.

2. Select the Composed Menu tab.

3. Enter search criteria and click Search.

4. In the search results, select the Menu, click the vertical ellipsis, and select Edit.

   Note:

   The Menu Detail panels you select in the default Presentation Style appear. Use Customize to select other Detail panels to appear on the presentation page.

5. In the Menu Details panel, click Edit and update the following:

   • Property. Select or confirm the Property.

   • Menu Class. Select the appropriate value from the list. Associating a menu to a menu class allows for easier searching when adding a menu to an event.

   • Menu Name. Enter a Name for the menu, such as Continental Breakfast, Italian Lunch Buffet. Select Manage Translation to configure a translated menu name for each language.

   • Restrictions. Enter any restrictions placed on this menu, including attendees, lead time, or seasonal restrictions. Select Manage Translation configure a translated restriction name for each language.

   • Description. Enter an additional description of the menu. Select Manage Translation configure a translated description for each language.

   • Dietary. Select the appropriate values from the list, such as Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy Free, and so on. This can be used for easier searching when adding a menu to an event.

   • Event Type. Select the event types most likely to use the menus associated with this Menu Class. The menus associated to this menu class inherit the event types you select.

   • Quick Insert. Enter a code which can be used when searching for Menus to be added to an event.

   • Menu Type. Select Food or Beverage. This selection will determine whether the menu will print on the BEO under the food or beverage section.

   • Serving. Select Per Person or Per Table to indicate how this menu is priced. If Per Table is selected the field for Table Capacity will be enabled and will need to be populated with the number of guests at each table.

   • Multi-choice. Select to configure a multi-choice menu. Multi-choice menus are visually distinguished from regular menus on the Resources screen and the Menu Items drawer by (M).

   • Consumption. Select this check box if all of the menu items associated to this menu are sold on a consumption basis, which means that the menu items are sold separately and the group is charged based on the number of menu items used.

     • If the Consumption Menu Forecasting OPERA Control is set to Yes, you can edit the Price column in the Pricing section of a Consumption Menu, and its label changes to Forecast.

     • If the Consumption Menu Forecasting OPERA Control is set to No, you cannot edit the Price column.

   • Sell Date Range. Enter the start and end dates of the period when this menu may be sold.

   • Event Date Range. Enter the start and end dates of the period when this event must take place in order to use this menu.

   • Inactive. When selected the menu will become inactive and will not be displayed in the results by default.

   • Click Save.

6. In the Multi Choice Menu panel (this section is enabled if you selected the multi-choice option in the Menu Details section), click Edit and update the following:

   • Course. Enter a number to represent the course.

   • Choice Count. Enter the number of items that can be selected within the course.

   • Course Description. Enter text describing how many items can be selected within this course, such as Select One Appetizer.

   • Course Name. Enter the description for the course, such as Starters, Appetizers, and Entrée.

   • If an additional course is needed, select the vertical ellipsis and select Add.

   • Click Save.

7. In the Menu Items panel, you can click the Menu Items tab to open the Menu Items drawer and select menu items to add to the menu. The Menu Items drawer allows you to search for specific menu items by menu item name, dietary, or other criteria. The menu items are grouped by menu item class, and you can expand each category. When selecting menu items for the menu, you can determine whether to include the menu items in the price of the menu or priced individually. To include all selected menu items in the menu, select the Include in Menu check box.

   • Click Edit and update the following:

   • Course. Enter the number to represent the course. For multi-choice menu you will need to select the appropriate course from the available list.

   • Order. Enter the number to represent the sequence the menu item should be served within the course. To be considered as part of a multi-choice course, more than one menu item must belong to the same Course and have the same Order value.

   • Demand Factor. Enter a value representing the percentage of guests who will consume this menu item. For example, a cash bar may have a menu item for beer that is ordered 40% of the time. In this case, the item would have a demand factor of .4. By default, the demand factor populates with 1. And you can manually change the value (available when the Menu Item Demand Factor in OPERA Controls is active).

   • Serving. Enter the number of servings. By default, the Serving field defaults to 1.

   • Included. Select the check box to indicate that the menu item is included in the menu price. If the menu item should be charged in addition to the menu price, you should not select the check box.

   • Consumption. Select to indicate that the menu items is charged based on consumption. Menu items marked as Consumption do not print a quantity on the Banquet Event Order. The quantity is used only for revenue forecasting purposes.

   • Print. Select the check box if the menu item should print on the Banquet Event Order and other menu reports.

   • Mandatory. Select this check box for menu items that come with the menu automatically, and the user does not have a choice between multiple items (available for multi-choice menus only).

   • Click Save.

8. In the Pricing panel:

   • Click the vertical ellipsis and select Edit.

   • In the Price field, enter the amount to charge for the selected Revenue Type.

   • Click Save.

9. In the Menu Notes panel, to Add Notes:

   • Click New and complete the following:

     • Title. Enter a note title

     • Internal. Select to make the menu note internal.

     • Comment. Enter note details.

     • Sequence. Enter a display sequence.

     • Click Save or Save and Continue to add another note.

10. In the Menu Notes panel, to Edit Notes:

    • Select the Note, click the vertical ellipsis, and select Edit.

      • Update note details.

      • Click Save.

11. In the Menu Notes panel, to Delete Notes:

    • Select the Note, click vertical ellipsis and select Delete.

    • Click Delete to confirm.

Deleting a Composed Menu

1. From the Administration menu, select Booking, select Resource Management, and select Menu.

2. Select the Composed Menu tab.

3. Enter search criteria and click Search.

4. From your search results, select the Menu, click the vertical ellipsis, and select Delete.

5. Click Delete to confirm.

Copying a Composed Menu

1. From the Administration menu, select Booking, select Resource Management, and select Menu.

2. Select the Composed Menu tab.

3. Enter search criteria and click Search.

4. From your search results, select the Menu, click the vertical ellipsis, and select Copy.

5. Select one or more Menu classes.

6. Click Select.

• Prerequisites for Configuring Menus