Set up a One Day Special Menu on SCOPAY

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1. Create a Menu

• Log in to scopay.com/UserWebapp using your normal SCO login (email address and password)

• Select Configuration

• Click Dinner money menus

• Click Add Menu

• Add a Description

• Select the Valid from date (the date of the special meal)

• Select the Valid to date (the date of the special meal)

• Set the Meal cycle start day - note that this should always be set to Monday. The only exception is if the one day meal is going to be on the Monday you need to set the day as Tuesday

• Add in a Meal description footer, if required

Open

2. Select the Meal Codes

• Select the Meal codes tab

• Tick the Available box against all meal codes usually displayed online
  (for meal codes displayed on this screen that you do not wish to offer on this special day, select them here and enter a Description of Not available today in section 5)

• The tick box selections are automatically saved as you move on to the next tab, or exit the screen

3. Add the Meal Cycle

• Select the Meal cycles tab

• Click Add meal cycle

• Add in a Description Week 1

• Click Save

• Click OK, when prompted that your meal cycle has been added

4. Set the Meal Cycle Dates

• Select the Cycle dates tab

• From the drop down menu, change No meal cycle to Week 1

5. Add the Meal Descriptions and Images

• Select the Meal details tab

• Against the relevant day that you are offering the special menu, select the Edit button for the meal choice you wish to describe
  (note that all the days of week will be displayed, so only update the special meal day)

• Add in the meal Description 
  Tip: if you have an electronic version of the menu, you may wish to copy and paste the descriptions

• Add in the meal Description Not available today for the days the special meal is not provided

• Browse to find the appropriate image file for this meal (NB accepted file extensions are jpg, jpeg, bmp, gif, png)

• Click Save

• Repeat as required to add descriptions and images for other meal types/days

• If any of your meal codes are missing here, click on the Meal code tab and reselect them then return to this tab to edit them

6. Publish the Menu

The menu will not display via Classroom Edition or scopay.com until it has been marked as Published.

• Select the Menu details tab

• Tick the Published? checkbox

• Click on Save

7. View the Menu in the Classroom Edition

Once a menu has been published, details and images will be available to view through the Classroom edition.

• Log on to scopay.com/ClassroomWebapp using your SCO login (email address and password)

• Select a Class from the left hand side

• Select a Pupil from the register

• To view the menu options, click View Meals in the bottom right hand corner of the screen

• Details of the menu choices for today will then be displayed

• Select the required meal choice

• Repeat for the other pupils

8. View the Menu on SCOPAY

• The parent logs in to scopay.com

• Under Dinner money, click on ORDER MEALS

• Click on the day you wish to view

• The meal options will be displayed

• Click on a meal to select it

• Click on OK

Useful links:

Dinner Money module

Dinner Money FAQs