Date Fields
Date field features can be used to print dates on labels for best food quality.
Date fields are set in the Menu Items tab and added to label from the Printer Profiles tab, see How to Use Date Fields in a Menu Item and How to Use Date Fields in a Printer Profile.
There are five date fields, four are set in the portal, and one is set on the app:
Portal | App |
Food Expiration | Food Prepared |
Food Pull | |
Food Temper | |
Food Thaw/Ready |
Food Prepared: A date printed on the label of the menu item, which is the day it is made or prepared.
The start date of the food prepared date. Located in the Print Preview Page App Notification Bar, see A Closer Look at the Print Preview Page App Notification Bar.
Food Expiration: A date printed on the label of the menu item, which is the day the food expires.
Starts from the prepared date and includes the thaw/ready date. Can be edited on the app.
Food Pull: A date printed on the label of a menu item, which is the day the food should be pulled from sale or no longer sold.
Starts on prepared date.
Food Temper: A date printed on the label of the menu item, which is the day it must be heated or cooled at a specific temperature before expiration.
Starts on prepared date.
Food Thaw/Ready: A date printed on the label of the menu item, which is the day it's removed from the freezer to thaw and is ready to prep.
Number of days from prepared date, adds to expiration date.
Managers need permissions turned on to edit date fields:
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