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Using DiningRD Bulk Data Replace

Learn how to use the bulk data replace feature available exclusively to DiningRD clients.

Updated over a month ago

Please watch this video demonstrating the process:​

To identify templates that have been designed for DiningRD data, click to select any Menu Group text box. If the template has been designed for DiningRD data, a DiningRD icon will show. Learn more about Identifying DiningRD templates.


Using DiningRD Bulk Data Replace

From within the design editor, on a template specifically curated for DiningRD data, select DiningRD from the left.

DiningRD data options will appear.

Begin by selecting a Menu.

Select a Menu from the dropdown.

Select a Week from the dropdown.

Determine which sections to include by selecting the dropdown and deselecting items to exclude.

By default, Meal Name and Description are deselected.

Check Meal Name to include the meal title (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner), and check Description to include the item description for each menu item.

With the Menu, Week, and Categories determined, the next step is to determine which data to replace.

Options are to Update All Weeks, Update One Week, Update Day Only, and Update Meal Only.

Update All Weeks

Select Update All Weeks to update all meals for all five (5) weeks of the dining schedule.

A pop up will appear.

Select Ok to confirm.

The meal data associated with all weeks of the dining schedule will update on the design, and a confirmation message stating "DiningRD data refreshed" will show.

Update One Week

To update meal data for all meals for all days of the week, select the desired Week from the dropdown.

Select the Update One Week button.

The meal data associated with the selected week will update on the design, and a confirmation message stating "DiningRD data refreshed" will show.

Update Day Only

Select Update Day Only to update meal data relating only to a specific day.

A pop up will appear.

Select a day from the dropdown.

After choosing a day, click Confirm.

The meal data associated with the selected day will update on the design, and a confirmation message stating "DiningRD data refreshed" will show.

Update Meal Only

Select Update Meal Only to update meal data relating only to a specific meal.

A pop up will appear.

Select the desired meal to update from the dropdown.

Select the desired day from the dropdown.

After specifying the meal for a specific day, select Confirm.

The meal data associated with the selected day will update on the design, and a confirmation message stating "DiningRD data refreshed" will show.


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