Import Menu Item Files

The default maximum size of an imported file is 4 MB.

Perform the following steps in the Simphony Web Portal (SWP):

1. Click Import/Export.
2. On the Import/Export Request Parameters page, select the Import option.
3. In the File Path field, click Browse, select the file to import, and then click Open. When you import single menu item data files, do so in the following order:
   1. Menu Item Master (Select this file first, and then continue with Step 4.)
   2. Menu Item Class
   3. Menu Item Definitions
   4. Menu Item Price
4. Select the Language.
5. Select the Format for the file:

   • CSV: Select this option to edit the file using Excel, Notepad or Notepad++. This option is only available for the English language.

   • Pipe: Select this option to edit the file using Unicode. This option is available for all character sets and languages.

6. (Optional) Enter the Request Name.

   This is a description of the activity (for example, Importing Menu Items for Property A).

7. Select the type of information to import in the Object Type drop-down list.

   The information in the Mandatory Columns and the Columns fields automatically appears based on the Object Type selected. The column names appear in the imported file and show the type of data to be imported. You cannot change the values in these fields.

8. Click the Submit Request button.
9. Click the Download link for the import request, and then click the Open button.

   If you see an error in the Download Link column for the import request, click Help, scroll down to the Object Info section and locate the object type you selected. Click + adjacent to the object type. The Additional Notes column indicates the reason for the error.

10. Click the Refresh link to refresh the page.
11. Save the imported files using a text editor, such as Notepad.
12. Repeat Steps 1 through 11 to import each menu item data file (Menu Item Master, Menu Item Class, Menu Item Definitions, Menu Item Price).