Menu Version History

Overview

The Menu Version History within the Menus App allows you to:

View recent menu publishes
See what user published a menu version
Revert to a previous menu version

Viewing Menu Version History

When viewing the menu version history, you’ll be able to see:

Publishing date & time
User published by
Autosaved snapshot

To view more details about the changes made to the menu, you can check the Menu Activity log. There, you’ll be able to view specific edits made to the menu.

Follow the steps below to view a menu’s Menu Version History.

Step 1

From the Otter Dashboard, select Apps > Menus.
Step 2

Select the menu you’d like to view.

Click [Version history].
Step 3

A log of all menu publishing events will show (most recent at the top).
Step 4

Click [View older publishes] to show older publishing events.

Deleted Menus

If a menu has been deleted, you will not be able to view the history for that menu.

Revert to Previous Menu Version

Follow the steps below to revert to a previous menu version.

Step	Process	Image
1	From the Otter Dashboard, select Apps > Menus.
2	Select the menu you’d like to view. Click [Version history].
3	Select menu version to restore. Click [View older publishes] to show older publishing events if menu version you wish to select isn’t shown
4	Click [Restore menu version].
5	Confirm reverting the menu version by clicking [Restore menu version].
6	Once restore is complete, click [Publish] to publish menu updates. Optional Add a publishing note to appear in Menu Version History/Activity logs. Adding a publishing note will help identify a menu version better in the future. Select all locations and delivery channels you'd like to apply changes, then click [Publish menu].

Info Reverting Menu Items & POS links

When restoring a menu version, the menu structure and all included items will appear just as they were during that version of the menu template in the Otter Dashboard— this may cause menu item links to change for integrated Third-party POS.

Example:

If a menu item was imported from the Third-party POS after that menu version, it will not appear on the restored menu. If a menu item was deleted after that menu version, it will reappear on the restored menu but without a link with the Third-party POS— this may cause POS order injection issues.

Autosaved Snapshots

Autosaved snapshots are automatically saved versions of the menu that Otter creates when significant changes are made.

Examples of significant changes:

Menu hours publish
Adding a location
Removing a location
Restoring menu version

FAQs

Yes— When restoring a menu version, the menu & item location assignment will also be reverted to what it was at the time of that menu version.

No— The option to restore a menu version is not available for Future Foods menus.

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Updated March 10, 2025 22:13