Items | How to import a menu from an excel file

If you have an excel file with your menu items and you want to import it into Cubigo, first open the Administrator's overview of the Dining cube in the side bar Dining | Items.

Download the excel template

Begin by downloading the dining import template. You can find it at the bottom of this article. Once downloaded open the file.

Format the excel file

Once you have opened the file you will find the following columns:

• title
• status
• availabilityOptions
• availabilityDays
• availabilityDate
• timeslot
• course
• price
• accompaniments
• acc.price
• description
• allow_special_requests
• nutritional_info
• properties
• acc.description
• acc.properties

Every row corresponds to one menu item. The columns match with the fields we described in the following article: 

Items | How do I add a meal to the menu?

Enter the information you want to import into the rows and columns and save the file.

NOTE:

Only items with a value of "Published" or "Unpublished" in column 2: "status" will be imported.

Select the file

Once you have created the excel file it is time to upload it. Press the button [Import] and select the file you have created.

Once the file has been selected the [Import] button becomes available:

By pressing this button the upload will begin. After uploading the import file, you can select the channels to which you want to broadcast this menu via digital signage.