Configuring Menu Items

Prior to configuring menu items, ensure you have configured menu item classes.

Adding Menu items

From the Administration menu, select Booking, select Resource Management, and select Menu Item.
Select the Menu Item tab.
Select New and complete the following:
1. Property: Select or confirm the property.
2. Menu Item Class: Select the appropriate value from the list. Associating an item to a menu item class allows for easier searching when adding a menu to an event.
3. Menu Item Name 1/Menu Item Name 2/Menu Item Name 3: Enter the name of the menu item. You can create up to three long names or include a description for display on the Banquet Event Order.
4. Manage Translation: Click link to configure localized descriptions. For more information, see Configuring Localized Code Descriptions. (Available when the Multi-language OPERA Control is active.).
5. Restriction: Enter any restrictions placed on this menu, including attendees, lead time, or seasonal restrictions.
6. Manage Translation: Click link to configure localized descriptions. For more information, see Configuring Localized Code Descriptions. (Available when the Multi-language OPERA Control is active.).
7. Origin 1/Origin 2: This field is generally used to indicate the origin of wine.
8. Manage Translation: Click link to configure localized descriptions. For more information, see Configuring Localized Code Descriptions. (Available when the Multi-language OPERA Control is active.).
9. Year: This field is generally used to indicate the year a wine was produced.
10. Dietary: Select a dietary preference from the list. For more information, see Preferences.
11. Responsible Department: The values are inherited from the Menu Item Class.
12. Event Type: The values are inherited from the Menu Item Class.
13. Quick Insert : Enter a code to use when searching for menu items to be added to a menu. If not entered, a code is automatically assigned when the menu item is saved. (Available when the Quick Insert OPERA Control is active).
14. Consumption: Select this check box if all of the menu items are sold on a consumption basis. This is useful for menu items such as sodas or bottled water where the group is charged only for the amount of the beverage consumed.
15. Beverage: Select Food or Beverage. This selection determines whether the menu will print on the Banquet Event Order under the food or beverage section.
16. Print: Select the check box for the menu item to print on the Banquet Event Order and other event reports.
17. Sales Price: Enter the price of the menu item.
18. Revenue Type: Select the appropriate value from the list to determine the category in which this revenue should be allocated.
19. Cost: Enter the internal cost it takes to provide the menu item.
20. Container: Select the appropriate value to reflect how the menu item is sold, such as per person, per dozen, or each.
21. Portion: Enter the size or number of portions for the menu item.
22. Manage Translation: Click link to configure localized descriptions. For more information, see Configuring Localized Code Descriptions. (Available when the Multi-language OPERA Control is active.).
23. Bookable through website: Select the check box if this item class should be available for selection when an event is booked through OPERA Web Services (OWS).
24. Servings: This field indicates the number of servings the menu item contains when sold. For a typical menu item included as part of a standard menu, the serving would usually be one. For Beverage Menu Items, enter the number of servings that are obtainable from the container specified above. For example, if wine is included in a menu and the menu is booked for 40 people, the system will automatically calculate that 10 bottles of wine are needed and attach them to the event with that amount rather than 40. Other revenue profit and loss calculations are also based on this entry. For Food Menu Items, if this single item is a family or a large dish meant to serve a specific number of people, specify the number of people the item serves.
Click Save or Save and Continue to add another menu item.

Editing a Menu Item

From the Administration menu, select Booking, select Resource Management, and select Menu Item.
Select the Menu Item tab.
Enter search criteria and click Search.
Select the menu item, click the vertical ellipsisActions menu and select Edit.
1. Update the configuration.
2. Click Inactive. When selected, the menu item becomes inactive and by default does not appears in the results area.
Click Save.

Deleting a Menu Item

From the Administration menu, select Booking, select Resource Management, and select Menu Item.
Select the Menu Item tab.
Enter search criteria and click Search.
Select the menu item, click the vertical ellipsisActions menu and select Delete.
Click Delete to confirm.

Copying a Menu Item (to other menu item classes)

From the Administration menu, select Booking, select Resource Management, and select Menu Item.
Select the Menu Item tab.
Enter search criteria and click Search.
Select the menu item(s) and click the horizontal ellipsis and select Copy.
Select the menu item class(es) from the list and click Select.

Moving a Menu Item (to other menu item classes)

From the Administration menu, select Booking, select Resource Management, and select Menu Item.
Select the Menu Item tab.
Enter search criteria and click Search.
Select the menu item(s) click the vertical ellipsis, and select Move.
Select the menu item class(es) from the list and click Select.