This is an advanced topic and only applies if you are posting menus for more than one School and multiple schools share same or similar menu. 

 

Master Menu Template works as a single menu that can be applied to/ used by multiple Schools. To setup a Master Menu Template, go to Menu > Menu Templates. 

Click on the Create New button as shown in the image below to start setting up a Menu Template. 

 

This will open a page as shown below. Enter name and description for your Master Menu template and click Save. 

Once you save, the menu calendar will become visible to let you start setting up monthly menus. You can start dragging and dropping items on to the calendar to setup your menu. 

 

Now that you have setup your Master Menu, you can now go to your School Menu have it reference the Master Menu that you just setup. 

Click on Menu > School Menu to go to the School Menu setup page. In the Master Templates field, select the master menu you want to use for the school. You will need to do this step for all Schools that should be using your master menu template. 

 

Important Note: You also have the ability to setup additional menu items at School level, even though it is using a Master Menu. The final menu for the School will be merged menu from the master menu and the school's own menu. 

Use the Preview button, highlighted in the image above, to preview the merged menu which is what the students of that school will see when placing their orders. 

 

Another Important Note: Each school will inherit the menu from the Master menu for each month as we go. So as you progress along the year, you just need to post items for corresponding months on the same Master Menu. 

As an example, June 2021 of the School Menu will inherit menu posted for June 2021 of the Master Menu. Similarly July 2021 of school menu inherits menu items from July 2021 of Master Menu and so on.