iOrder Platform → Menu Manager → Availability

Created 15 April 2025 • Updated 15 April 2025

Availability

When creating and managing menus they must be assigned availability which defines the dates and times and locations where the menu is available, in addition to the standard availability exceptions can be added to provide customisation for certain types of products.

Availability Topics
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Zonal recommends creating availability profiles before adding menus so that they are ready during the menu creation process

Standard Availability

The standard availability profile will define the normal rules applies to a menu with the following main settings

  • Sites & Sales Areas

  • Start & End Time

  • Occurrence

  • Start Date & End Date

Follow these steps to create standard availability:

  1. Click Configure | select Availability, the availability list will be displayed

  2. Click Create New Availability Profile

  3. Click Standard Availability tab

  4. Enter the Profile Name

  5. Expand 'Choose which sites this applies to' and select either a Site Group or click the Sites tab and select individual Sites and Sales Areas applicable for the profile

  6. Expand 'Choose the time frame and set as required

    • Start Time

    • End Time

  7. Expand 'How often does this occur' and set as required

    • Daily

      • Every X Days or

      • Every Week Day

    • Weekly

      • Recur Every X Weeks on

        • Select Days of Week (Monday to Sunday)

    • Monthly

      • Day X of every X Months or

      • The 'First / Second / Third / Fourth / Last'

        • 'Day / Week Day / Weekend Day / Monday to Sunday'

        • of Every X Months

    • Yearly

      • On 'January - December'

        • Month Date

  8. Expand 'Dates the menu is available' and set as required

    • Start Date

    • End Date

  9. Click Save Changes

Exceptions

Exceptions enable overrides to be added without having to create a separate availability rule, multiple exceptions can be added.

Follow these steps to create an exception:

  1. Select the Exceptions tab

    If adding an exception at the same time as creating the availability profile it must be saved before moving on create the exception

  2. Expand 'Choose which sites this applies to' and select either a Site Group or click the Sites tab and select individual Sites and Sales Areas applicable for the exception

  3. Expand 'Choose the time frame and set as required (as per standard availability)

  4. Expand 'How often does this occur' and set as required (as per standard availability)

  5. Expand 'Dates the exception is applicable' and set as required

  6. Click Add as New Exception

Availability List

The availability list enables addition actions to be completed.

Editing Availability / Exceptions

Follow these steps to edit availability and exceptions:

  1. Click Configure | select Availability, the availability list will be displayed

  2. Enter a search term, Name | click Search

  3. Click Edit for the required profile

  4. Update the standard availability and exceptions as required

  5. Click Save Changes

Duplicating Availability

Follow these steps to duplicate availability and exceptions:

  1. Click Configure | select Availability, the availability list will be displayed

  2. Enter a search term, Name | click Search

  3. Click Dup. for the required profile

  4. Enter New Availability Profile Name

  5. Click Duplicate

Deleting Availability

Follow these steps to delete availability and exceptions:

  1. Click Configure | select Availability, the availability list will be displayed

  2. Enter a search term, Name | click Search

  3. Click Delete

  4. Confirm OK to delete the availability