How to Use Bulk Menu Management

Lyre Montesines
Lyre Montesines
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Streamline processes and save time by using the bulk feature in Menu Management. This tool makes changing prices, tags, and hours easy across multiple items, significantly reducing time and effort.

Benefits of Bulk Feature:

  • Time-Saving: Quickly update multiple records simultaneously, reducing the need for repetitive tasks.
  • Efficiency: Streamline workflows by handling large volumes of data in one operation.
  • Productivity: Free up time for other important tasks by automating bulk updates.

Bulk Edit Prices

There are two ways to update prices in bulk for one or multiple items across one or more locations:

  • Change the Price: Set a specific price amount.
  • Adjust the Price: Increase or decrease the current price by a fixed amount or percentage.
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Follow the steps below to learn how to do Bulk Price Edit in Otter Dashboard

How to do Bulk Edit Prices

 

Steps Instructions Images
1. Open Otter Dashboard
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2. Click on Apps and select Menus from the drop-down.
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3. Access the menu and select the items that require price updates.
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4. Next, click the Update Prices option in the bulk actions toolbar that appears at the bottom.
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Search for the location that requires a price update using the following methods:

  • Location Search Bar
  • Tag
  • Location Tag

After selecting the desired locations for the price changes, click Continue.

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Select the type of price value update to apply:

  • Set to: Specify a fixed price amount.
  • Change by: Adjust the price by increasing or decreasing the current value by a fixed amount or percentage.

Next, choose where to apply the price update:

  • Everywhere: Apply the changes across all channels.
  • By channel: Set or change the price for each specific channel.
  • By fulfilment: Set or change the price based on the type of order fulfilment.
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7. Set price options:
  • Everywhere: Assign a fixed price value for all channels.
  • By channel: Specify a fixed price value for each individual channel.
  • By fulfilment: Determine a fixed price value for each fulfilment mode.
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8.

Adjust price options:

  • Fixed Amount:
    • Everywhere: A specific dollar amount that will be added or deducted from the current price across all channels.
    • By Channel: A specific dollar amount that will be added or deducted from the current price for each individual channel.
    • By Fulfilment: A specific dollar amount that will be added or deducted from the current price for each fulfilment method.
       
  • Percentage:
    • Everywhere: A percentage that will be added or deducted from the current price across all channels.
    • By Channel: A percentage that will be added or deducted from the current price for each individual channel.
    • By Fulfilment: A percentage that will be added or deducted from the current price for each fulfilment method.

 

PLEASE NOTE: For percentage adjustments, there is an option to round the amounts.

 

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9. Click Change Prices to apply the selected updates!
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Bulk Updates for Alcohol Tags

Proper tagging of alcoholic beverages is essential for delivery channels to avoid compliance issues. This feature allows operators to efficiently update alcohol tags in bulk for menu items using the bulk action bar in Otter Menus, ensuring adherence to regulations.

Follow the steps below to learn how to do Bulk Price Edit in Otter Dashboard.

How to do Bulk Updates for Alcohol Tags

 

Steps Instructions Images
1. Open Otter Dashboard.
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2. Click on Apps and select Menus from the drop-down.
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3. Select items on the Over menu or go to the items section. 
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4. Select all items for which alcohol tags need to be updated.
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5. Select the Alcohol type and click Save.
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Supported delivery partners for Price change option: "Change price per fulfillment"

Fulfillment mode Delivery Platform
Delivery (default) All channels
Pick-up
  • DoorDash
  • MenuJP-API
  • Direct Orders
Dine-in
  • Grabfood-API
  • Direct Orders

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I update the price of my entire menu at once?


 Yes! Select all items in a menu using the select all checkbox, in the top left of the table, next to the “Item name” heading. Then bulk update the prices.

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Can I update the price of an entire category?


Yes! Use the category filter in the top left of the Items tab to filter to a specific category. Then use the select all checkbox in the top left to then select all items of that category to update.

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Can I decrease the price of multiple items at once?


 Yes! Input negatives (-) to decrease the price of multiple items at once.

Can I round the final numbers?

 

  • Yes! If increasing by a percentage amount, there will be an option to round numbers up to the nearest .05 or .09.
  • For example, if the price of an item is $12.00, increasing by 10% by itself will increase the price to $13.20. By rounding to the nearest .05, it will round the final number to $13.25.
  • Note: that this feature is only available for select currencies.

Do all channels support changing price per fulfillment mode?


 No, not all channels support changing price per fulfillment mode and the modal will list the unsupported channels when changing the price.


If you need additional help or information, you can contact support via the following:

  • Chat - Our live agents are available 24/7 to help you through your Otter device. Tap the chat button on the top right corner of the home screen.
  • SMS/Text or Telephone - Send us a text or give us a call anytime at 1-888-681-8837 for prompt service from our support experts.

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