Define Resource Selections and Selection Items

After you configure a resource for a category, you can define selections and selection items for the resource. A selection is used when you offer choices with a resource. For example, a resource named Catered Breakfast might have the following description—Catered breakfast includes the choice of one standard entree, two sides, and assorted mini-muffins, juice, and coffee.

The selection of standard entree might include the selection items of french toast, pancakes, or scrambled eggs. The side selection items might include bacon, sausage, and sliced fruit.

If selection items have been defined for a resource, then an EMS Desktop Client user or an EMS Web App user must make a selection for the resource.

1. On the EMS menu bar, click Configuration > Resources.

   A list of all configured categories opens.

2. Select the category for which you are configuring the resources.

   The Resources window opens. This window lists all the resources that are currently configured in your EMS database for the selected category with an Active status.

   • To view all resources for the category in your EMS database, regardless of status, under Show, click Inactive.

   • To filter the displayed resources based on the Resource name, in Filter, enter a search string.

     The search string is not case-sensitive, but your search is limited to the exact order of the characters in the string and it must begin with the information for which you are searching. For example, a search string of Cold returns Cold Boxed Lunches, but not Sandwiches (Cold).

3. Select the resource for which you are configuring the selections, and then click Selections.

   The Selections window opens. This window lists all the selections that have been configured for the selected resource with an Active status. To show all selections for the resource, regardless of status, under Show, click Inactive.

4. Click New.

   The Selection dialog opens on the Selection tab.

5. In Description, enter a description or name for the selection (maximum 255 characters, including spaces).

6. Optionally, do one or more or all the following:
   • In Sequence, enter a number that determines the order in which the selection is displayed in a list with other selections.

     Selections are ordered from lowest to highest sequence number with the selection with the lowest sequence number being displayed first. If you leave the sequence set to the default value of zero for all selections, then by default, the selections are displayed alphabetically.

   • In Min Pick, enter the minimum number of selection items that a user is required to pick.
   • In Max Pick, enter the maximum number of selections items that a user is allowed to pick.

     The maximum pick must be less than or equal to the number of selection items that are configured for the selection.

7. Open the Items tab, and in Description, enter a description or name for each selection item (maximum 255 characters, including spaces).
8. Optionally, for each selection item, do one or both of the following:
   • In Sequence, enter a number to sort the selection items on the tab.

     Selection items are ordered from lowest to highest sequence number with the selection item with the lowest sequence number being displayed first. If you leave the sequence set to the default value of zero for all selection items, then by default, the selection items are displayed alphabetically.

   • In Notes, enter other information.
9. Click OK.