MIM - Submenus (User Guide)

The article will provide instructions on creating and managing Submenus for your online ordering menu using the Menu Information Manager.

Summary

How to Access

Submenus

Creating a Submenu

Editing a Submenu

Quickly Creating 'like' Submenus

Deleting a Submenu

Related Articles

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Summary

How to Access

To access Submenus: 

• Login to Polygon Central
• Choose Menu Management from the menu
• Choose Submenus from the sub-menu options.

 

Note: A Polygon Central user must be assigned a user Role with the following privileges in order to create and manage Submenus.
MIM - Submenus (view)
MIM - Submenus (update)

 

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Submenus

As Submenus are added, they can be accessed and maintained as follows:

1. Use the Create Submenu button to program a new Submenu record.
2. Search for a specific Submemu using the Find Submenu field.
3. Click on any column heading to sort by any column, an arrow will indicate if the current sort is ascending ­ or descending. Click on the column heading again to reverse the sort order.
4. Use the edit icon to open a Sunbmenu and view or modify the details. 
5. Use the copy icon to use the details in the current record as a starting point for a new Submenu.
6. Use the delete icon to remove a Submenu from the system.
7. Use the Show/Hide Columns icon to add or remove columns from the list view.
   The default list will show:
       ID,
       Name,
       Display Name
   Also available is:
       Type (item or submenu)

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Creating a Submenu

When creating a Submenu, each of the products you want to include must first exist either as Items or Composite Items.

To add a new Submenu:

• Use the Create Submenu button to open the Create Submenu form.
• Enter the internal name for this Submenu in the Name field.
• Enter the Display Name for this Submenu.  This is the name that will be displayed on the menu for the customer.
• If this Submenu is to be available to all Locations it is not necessary to select them all from the locations drop-down list.  However, if required, you can select one or a subset of the available locations and this submenu will only be available on the menu for the selected locations.
• If this Submenu is to be available to specific Brands, select those applicable from the brand drop-down list.
• Indicate the Submenu Availability that will apply by selecting the relevant radio button:
  • If the Submenu is always available on the menu, choose All day.
  • If the Submenu is to be included in a Daypart Menu complete the Scheduled section.
    • enter the applicable start and end times using the drop-down selectors.
    • select the applicable days from the drop-down list.

• Use the Add Item to select the products you want to be included in this Submenu from the Add Items list.  You can choose to include:
     - Items
     - Composite Items
  • The Items and Composite Items will be displayed for the customer in the order they are listed here.  You can drag and drop them to reorder the list if required.
  • Drill down into the Item or Composite Item to change it using the edit icon if required (the Edit Item or Edit Composite Item form will open).
  • Remove an Item or Composite Item from this Choice Set using the delete icon.

• Use the Save button in the top right corner to record the details for this Submenu.

Adding a Menu Category Image

If the submenu is to be used for a kiosk menu you can assign an image to be displayed above the name text. 

Note: these images are utilised for kiosk menus only - they will not be displayed on web or app platforms.

• You can drag and drop an image onto the form, or use the browse button to navigate to and select the image.
  • File formats for images supported for kiosk images are gif, bmp, jpg, jpeg, png, webp and SVG.

To remove a menu category image, hover over the image and use the overlaid X to delete it from the submenu.

Editing a Submenu

If you need to make changes to a Submenu:

• Select the Submenu from the list and use the edit icon (see point 4 above) to display the Edit Submenu form.
• Make any amendments required and use the Save button in the top right corner to record the changes.

Quickly Creating 'like' Submenus

If you need to program a few Submenus that are similar to Submenus already created you can:

• Select the Submenu to be used as your base from the list and use the copy icon (see point 5 above) to display the Create Submenu form. 
  The form will be displayed with the same details as the source and the save button will be disabled until you make a change.
• Make any amendments required and use the (now enabled) Save button in the top right corner to record the new Submenu.

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Deleting a Submenu