Clone items and menus
Cloning a menu or item allows you to create one or more copies of the record, saving you time when multiple menus/items share much of the same information.
To clone an item
- Do one of the following to open the Item page:
- In the Items/Menus/Text section on a property, click the menu or item name.
- Navigate to Items, select the appropriate view, and then click the menu or item name.
- Click Clone Menu/Item at the top of the page. The Item Edit page opens.
- Revise the Name for the new item.
- Make any additional changes to the menu or item details, as needed.
The required fields are displayed with a red indicator. These fields must be completed before you can save the record.
- Do one of the following:
- Click Save if you are finished cloning the menu or item.
- Click Save & New to make additional copies of the menu or item.
- Click Cancel to discard your changes.
To clone a property menu
- Do one of the following to open the menu:
- In the Items/Menus/Text section of the Property page, click the menu name.
- Navigate to Items, select the appropriate view, and then click the menu name.
- Click the Clone Menu/Item button at the top of the page.
The Clone Menu page opens.
- Modify the details as needed.
- Revise the Name and the Unit Price for the new menu if applicable.
- Select whether or not you want to clone the items. This does not create another item in Setup, it just attaches that item to the new menu.
- If you're replacing old menus, you can select the Deactivate check box to automatically change the menu you're copying from to inactive.
- Select which items and choice groups you want to copy over, and adjust their Unit Price if necessary.
- Make sure your revenue breakdown adds up to the menu's Unit Price field at the top of the page. If you need additional revenue classifications, you will add those after you clone.
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- Click Clone.
The newly cloned menu is displayed where you can make necessary adjustments, like adding different items.
Corporate Detailed menus can be cloned however the Menu items and Choice groups will have to be re-added.