Catalogues and menus
Organize your menu and share the right contents across your locations.
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How the catalogue is organized
A catalogue brings together menus and reusable menu components. One catalogue can be assigned to multiple locations, allowing those locations to use the same contents without creating separate copies.
Menus organize items into categories, which can also contain subcategories. An item can appear in more than one category without becoming a separate product. Its placement and order are separate from the item itself. Some placements can also be made active or inactive. Categories can be arranged for a menu within a particular catalogue, so a menu's name alone does not identify its complete arrangement.
Modifier groups, modifiers, variation groups and Quick modifiers also belong to the catalogue structure. Items and their choices must be connected within compatible catalogues; belonging to the same organization alone is not enough. See Items and inventory, Modifiers and variations and Quick modifiers for their behavior.
Glossary
| Product term | Meaning in this guide |
|---|---|
| Location | A restaurant location using a catalogue |
| Catalogue | A collection of menus and reusable menu components, shareable between locations |
| Menu | A menu placed within a catalogue |
| Category | A section organizing menu items |
| Subcategory | A further grouping within a category |
| Item / product | A reusable product that can appear in multiple categories |
| Modifier | A selectable choice, which may be backed by an item |
| Modifier group | A collection of choices with selection rules |
| Variation group / variation | A set of named variants, such as sizes, with item-specific pricing where applicable |
| Quick modifiers | Keyword-based order modifications |
| Assignment / placement | A link reusing something in a location, catalogue, menu or category, rather than creating a copy |
Add, move, copy or remove
| Action | What it means |
|---|---|
| Add or assign | Reuse an existing item, category or menu in another place. |
| Move | Change where it appears, removing the intended old placement. Other placements can remain. |
| Share | Assign an existing catalogue to another location so both use the same contents. |
| Copy | Create an independent version whose future edits stay separate. A complete menu copy needs its categories, items and choices. |
| Remove from a menu | Remove that placement while keeping the product available elsewhere. |
| Delete | Remove the underlying item, category or menu. This can affect every place that uses it. |
Before moving or deleting content, check the other menus and locations that use it. Moving products between locations also involves their catalogue, menu and category placements.
For example, if you added 30 items to the wrong location, identify the items by their names and original menu. A count alone may not distinguish them from other recent additions. Check that their prices, choices and other intended placements remain correct afterward.
Share a catalogue or create a copy
To use the same menu at another location, assign the existing catalogue to that location. This keeps the contents connected and avoids maintaining duplicate products.
Choose an independent copy when the locations need separate future changes. Review the copied menu's categories, items, sizes and choices before using it.