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View - Allows you to change how you view the calendar.
Edit Day - Allows you to edit details for the day. You may also edit a day by double-clicking in a cell. Reset to Template - Resets the entire meal planning calendar to the template established at the District level. Additionally, meal counts are reset to zero. Automatic Planning - Looks at the last time a menu was used and allows you to apply those meal plans to an upcoming menu in an established date range.
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- Select the Meal Type by using the drop-down menu and choose the correct meal for which you are planning.
- Select a date and click Edit Day or double-click in the cell to select/edit menus and recipes.
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The Yellow background - Meal planning counts are not complete. Green background - Meal planning counts have been planned. No background - No meal planning counts have been planned. Blue background - The current selected day (not to be confused with current operating day). Menus in black text have meal counts planned. Menus in grey text have had no meal counts planned. |
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The calendar view indicates production Serve Type.
The calendar view indicates production status.
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Step 3: Use the drop-down menu to select the meal serve type from the list.
- Normal - Selected for every day operation and the default option if recipes exist.
- Low Participation - Selected when meal participation is low such as upcoming holiday periods and the end of the school year.
- High Participation - Selected when meal participation is high - typically on days a popular meal is being prepared.
- No Meal - Selected if a recipe has not been created by Central Office such as holidays or other days when meals will not be served.
Step 4: Enter estimated meal counts for each menu and serving group. You may collapse/expand each recipe by clicking the expansion arrow 
. This will allow you to view one menu at a time to simplify the screen, focus on one menu at a time, and adjust extra servings for items (such as à la carte sales).
In some cases, one menu component may be less/more popular than another. If your District used offer vs. serve (for example), these numbers can be adjusted as displayed with menu LR C/T Salad 1 below.
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Meal counts assist in determining which items need to be ordered. |
*The M Market Wk 4 M menu is collapsed.
** Total counts for the M Pizza Wk 4 M menu (Cheese Pizza and Pepperoni Pizza) equal 121.
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Clone Menu Counts
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Cloning Menu Counts allows you to duplicate the planned counts for future meals.
Step 1: Select the menu in which you wish to clone menu counts. Then, click Clone Menu Counts.
Step 2: Establish Clone Menu Planning Counts options. Then, click Ok.
Select the date range by using the calendar menu.
You may select Overwrite Manual Planning. This will overwrite any existing planned menu counts which have already been established.
The progress bar will appear as menus are cloned. Repeat the process to clone additional menu counts.
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Add a Menu or Recipe
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Step 1: Click the Add button to add a menu or recipe to an existing menu item.
Step 2: If a menu or recipe is selected when clicking the Add button, you will be prompted to choose between adding a new menu or adding a recipe to one of the existing menus. Make your selection. Then, click Ok.
Step 3: Use the Search box to locate a specific menu or recipe. Select the correct menu/recipe. Then, click Ok.
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Remove an Item, Recipe, or Menu
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You can remove an item, recipe, or menu by selecting the item, recipe, or menu and clicking Remove.
Once you are done adding/removing items/menus, establishing menu counts, and cloning menu counts. Click Ok.