Prepared Tab

On the Prepared tab, you can enter the actual quantity of each item used in preparing meals for the day in the Qty Prepared field for that item. Changes can also be made in the Feeding Figure field to reflect the actual number of meals offered. Click Preparing Complete when you are finished.

Notes
You may want to enter notes about a change to the menu plan projections. For example, a field trip could have been cancelled and more students needed to be fed. Check the Inactive box if you will not be serving that menu due to an unforeseen event such as a snow day.

Menu Plan Change Reasons
When editing a menu plan, you may want record the change in menu plan items to reflect the cause of the menu plan change. For example, if you happen to be low on stock of one item and replace it with another item, WebSMARTT allows for recording that menu change reason.

Note: This feature is not enabled by default. To enable it, go to the Preferences page on the Setup pane. Enable the option Track Menu Plan Changes and click Save Preferences.

If enabled, when you add an item to a menu plan, a pop-up message will appear to ask if the change was due to a particular reason. Click No to add the item without a designated reason. Click Yes if you need to record the reason for the menu plan change.

Use the Change Reason drop-down menu to select the reason for the menu plan change. The options in this menu are created and maintained on the Menu Plan Change Reasons page. Use the Notes field to enter any additional information relevant to the change. When you have recorded the change reason, click OK.

After recording the change reason, any menu plan items added with a change reason will have a note to right of their entry. This note displays its Menu Plan Change Reason when you hover your cursor over it. Click the note to edit or remove change reason.

After clicking a note, use the Change Reason drop-down menu and Notes field to edit the change reason. To delete the change reason, click Delete.