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      Manage Menus

      Approve Providers for Menu Plans

      You can configure Minute Menu HX so you specifically approve or disapprove individual providers for menu plans. You can also set up menu plans to be used by all providers, regardless of the settings in a particular provider's profile.

      KidKare providers can always use Provider Scheduled Menus and Provider Menu Templates, regardless of the settings in the Provider Information window.

      To set up a provider to use any of the menu plan types:

      1. Click the Providers menu and select Provider Information. The Provider Information window opens.

      2. Click the Providers drop-down menu and select the provider.

      3. Click the Meals tab.

      4. In the Menu Plans Allowed section, check the box next to each menu the provider can use:

        • Master Menus

        • EZ Menus

        • Provider Cycle Menus

        • Sponsor Cycle Menus

      5. Click Save.

      You may also need to supply an effective date range for provider cycle menus. Providers are only approved to use provider cycle menus during the date range you set. If Preference E.004c is set to Disallow, providers are disallowed if they attempt to claim a provider cycle menu outside of this date range.

       

      Manage Menu Numbers

      You must assign a number to every menu plan. Providers use use these numbers on scannable menu forms. Regardless of the menu plan you create, providers approach scannable menu forms the same way each time: they bubble-in M to indicate this is a planned menu, and then they bubble-in the menu number in the lowest Fruit/Vegetable row for that meal. If your providers use KidKare, the numbers are not important, but they are still required.

      When assigning menu numbers, keep the following guidelines in mind:

      • Each menu plan number must be unique. You cannot record master menus with numbers that overlap with cycle menus or vice versa. So, if you allow your providers to create cycle menus, reserve a set number range for those menus.

      • EZ menus are assumed to be Menu #1.

      • Menu plan numbers cannot contain a 9. There is no number 9 in the food sections on Minute Menu HX scannable menu forms.