Meals Plus allows you to set a global charge limit, but it also allows you to set a charge limit at the individual account.
ACCOUNT SETUP – MISCELANEOUS TAB
- Select the charging status for this account. This controls what the student can charge.
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- Y = Allow charges. It will give a message if the charge balance goes over the site limit.
- M = Meals only. Charges for supplemental sales (including milk) will not be allowed. It will give a message for type 1 meals if the charge balance goes over the site limit.
- K = Milk Only (one milk charge per student for a serving session)
- B = Both Meal and Milk (one meal charge and one milk charge per student for a serving session)
- N = No charges are allowed.
CHARGE LIMITS BY STATUS
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This controls how much the student is allowed to charge. The limit can be based on the dollar amount or the number of meals. You can use the site-based limits or customize individual accounts.
- If the account has customized settings, you will see Set by: Student. If it is using the default setting, it will say Set by: Site.
- If an account’s Site changes, they will keep any custom settings.
- If an account’s Status is changed (from any source, not just account setup), any customized settings will be cleared and the account will be set back to the site default settings.
A LA CARTE PURCHASES
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- You can set a daily, weekly, or monthly limit for A La Carte purchases.
- This is for all A La Carte purchases, not just charges.
- A La Carte refers to anything that does not have nutrition code 1 (type 1 meal).
- Weekly is Sunday to Saturday. Monthly is the current calendar month.
- If you select Not to Exceed and leave the amount set to zero, all A La Carte sales will be prohibited.
Bonus Meals Plus Tip
ACCOUNT SETUP – PROHIBITED BUTTON
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- You can prohibit sales of specific items to a student by checking the boxes here.
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