Manage menu lines
This guide shows how to manage the menu lines (the "swimlanes") of a menu plan: add, switch and remove dietary forms (e.g. vegetarian, halal) and consistency levels (e.g. minced food).
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Menu lines are edited by kitchen users (roles Kitchen Admin, Kitchen Team or Kitchen Management) directly in the menu plan under Kitchen → Menu plan. |
Overview: menu lines in the weekly planner
Menu lines are the rows of the weekly matrix. Each menu line represents one dietary form. Available are:
| Group | Menu lines |
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Dietary forms |
Regular, Vegetarian, Vegan, Pork-free, Halal |
Consistency levels |
Soft food, Pureed food, Minced food |
Regular is always present. You add further menu lines as needed. Which recipes fit into a menu line follows from their label (see Create recipes).
Open the menu plan
How to: Open Kitchen → Menu plan and select the desired week.
Result: The weekly matrix appears with the active menu lines as rows and the weekdays as columns. At least the Regular row is visible.
Add a menu line
How to: Below the menu lines, open the "+ Menu line…" selector and choose the desired dietary form or consistency level.
Result: A new row appears in the matrix for the chosen dietary form. Only dietary forms not yet in use are offered in the selector.
Switch a menu line
How to: Tap the menu-line name (row header) or hover over it with the mouse. Via the action "Switch menu line" (pencil icon ✎) in the "Switch to…" field, choose another dietary form that is still free.
Result: The menu line is switched to the new dietary form; dishes already scheduled in the row are switched along with it.
Delete a menu line
How to: At the menu-line name, choose the action "Delete menu line" (✕). If the menu line contains dishes, a confirmation appears stating the number of affected dishes, which you must confirm.
Result: The menu line (and its dishes) are removed from the plan. An empty menu line disappears immediately without a prompt.
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Menu lines cover two cases: dietary forms (vegetarian, vegan, halal, pork-free) and consistency levels for senior facilities (soft, pureed, minced). Only create the menu lines your facilities actually need. |
Related
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Create a menu plan — schedule recipes into the menu lines and approve the plan.
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Create recipes — set the label so a recipe fits the menu line.
Why it works this way
Menu lines are more than sorting. Each line is a promise to a group of people — vegetarian, halal, pureed. Whoever runs a line must be able to fill it on every delivery day.
Hence the coverage check. It reports when a diet type or an allergen is not covered on a given day. The most expensive mistake in a menu plan is not a missing dessert but a child with an allergy for whom nothing is planned that day. The check finds exactly that — before the plan is published.