Posting - Fed-By Schools

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Last updated: Oct 27, 2016

If a school is fed-by a primary cafeteria, you must post the operating day for each site. For more information about Fed-By Schools versus Feeder Schools, refer to FAQs in the Tips & Troubleshooting section.

Attach the Fed-By school

A Fed-By school is attached to a primary school.

  1. From the Administration and Maintenance tab, select Cafeteria Setup. Then, select Cafeterias.
  2. Fed-By schools are added to a primary school by selecting the primary school and clicking Edit.
  3. Establish the Fed-By school and settings.
    1. Click on the Schools tab.
    2. Click the Add button to add a school.
    3. If the school meals will not be included on the claim, place a checkmark in the correct cell in the Exclude From Claim column.
    4. Click Ok once you are done.

Posting the Operating Day (Cafeteria Operator/Back Office)

  1. After you have completed all operations for the day, post the operating day by selecting Post Operating Day from the Checklist or Post Day from the Point-of-Sale tab.
  2. Complete Post Operating Day procedures. Click Ok once you have completed all necessary procedures.
    1. Bank Deposit - Enter bank deposit figures.
    2. Daily Figures - Complete Daily Figures for each school.
      1. Complete necessary changes to the daily figures for the primary school.
      2. Mark the figures as Reviewed.
      3. Use the drop-down menu to select the Fed-By school.
      4. Complete necessary changes to the daily figures for the fed-by school.
      5. Mark figures as Reviewed.

    3. Expenses & Revenue - Complete expenses and revenue for each school (if applicable).
    4. Labor Hours - Complete labor hours. Labor hours are for the primary school only (if applicable).
    5. Misc Counts - Complete miscellaneous posting counts for each school (if applicable).
    6. POS Batches - Review POS batches by selecting a batch and clicking the Review button.

Run Reports


Run any necessary reports. The Daily Recap report is a good example to show how the meals served are recorded.

  1. From the Reports and Letters tab, select After Posting. Then, click Daily Recap.
  2. Establish Daily Recap options. Then, click Ok.
    1. Cafeteria - Use the drop-down menu to select a cafeteria.
    2. Operating Date - Use the calendar to choose an operating date.