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This guide is intended for customers who have MealViewer integrated with their Edison software. It will highlight the features and settings required to create an interface between MealViewer and Edison in order to digitally display menu information in your cafeterias. |
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In MealViewer, Blocks determine at what time and location menus are displayed on digital signage and also how menus will be grouped within Digital Suite. They are configured within MealViewer; however, you are able to establish Blocks within Edison to be sent over with your menus when syncing with MealViewer. You can assign the Blocks to menus in the Menu Templates screen.
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- From the Advanced option, select MealViewer Time Blocks.
- Scroll to the bottom of the list and click in the cell next to the asterisk*.
- Enter the Time Block. When finished, select Save Changes.
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Perform the following steps to assign a time block to an existing menu template.
- From the menu template maintenance screen, select Recipes and Menus tab, select Menu Templates.
- Select a menu template to edit.
Select a MealViewer Time Block from the drop-down menu.
Note The MealViewer Time Block drop-down menu is only available if you have created Time Blocks in MealViewer Time Block Maintenance.
- Click Save Changes when finished configuring your menu.
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Once you have created and assigned MealViewer Time Blocks, they will be visible in a new column within your Site Planning. |
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You may select a MealViewer Block when adding a menu within your Site Planning.
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If you need to create multiple MealViewer Display Groups, proceed to MealViewer Display Groups Mass Update. |
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Display Groups are the result of the assignment of MealViewer Menu Groups to a line. When the Menu Group is attached to a line with other Menu Groups, it is then communicated to MealViewer that this is how your menus should be displayed on your digital signage. |
- From the Admin & Maintenance tab, select Site & Categories, then select Sites.
Select a site and then select Edit Site.
Select the checkbox of the MealViewer Menu Group which is associated with each line.
Info In the example below, the Line 1 Display Group will show recipes from the All American Line and the Hot Line. The Line 2 Display Group will show recipes from the Asian Line and SouthWest Line. The Line 3 Display Group will show recipes from the Gluten-Free Bar, Salad Bar, and the Vegan bar. The Line 4 Display Group will show all recipes which have not been assigned a Menu Group.
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Prior to proceeding to the next step, Agent Mode must be enabled. For MCS Cloud installations, the HSS support staff need to enable the Edison agent node for the district. For on-premise installations, agent mode is enabled in Admin Console. |
- Right-click on the Admin Console icon and select Run as Administrator, then log in to the system.
From the Applications drop-down menu, selectConnection Methods. Double-click on Edison and select the checkbox toEnable MCS Agent for this Application. ClickOk, then choose Closein theConnection Methodswindow.
Warning Do not close Admin Console within proceeding to step 3 and 4.
Note The service must be stopped and restarted in order for changes to take effect.
- From the Server Admin drop-down menu, select Service Control and then select Stop Service. Click Ok once service has stopped.
- From the Server Admin drop-down menu, select Service Control and then select Start Service. Click Ok once service has started.
- When finished, close Admin Console.
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