Manager Screen

Use the PowerLunch Manager Screen to perform PowerLunch activities that are outside of or more complex than the daily activities. All options on the Manager Screen concern changing data entered on days in the past.

On this page:

Change Previous Meals

Change a patron's meal classification and edit previous transactions that might be affected by a change in classification. This is useful when a student is retroactively approved for free or reduced lunches.

1. On the start page, choose PowerLunch under Applications in the main menu. 
2. Click Manager Screen under Management. 
3. Click Change Previous Meals. 

4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

   Field	Description
   Which students?	Select the option to indicate which students' classifications will change. For information about searching for and selecting students, see Student Search.
   On/between these dates	Enter the first and last days of the date range to be changed using the format mm/dd/yyyy or mmddyyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If you submit the date with an incorrect format, the date field is submitted as a blank entry.
   Change meals to this type	Choose the meal charge category from the pop-up menu: Free  Reduced  Full pay

   
   Note: The change you are about to make affects all meal transactions for the student, the account balance, and meal counts. Be sure you want to change the classification.

5. Click Submit if you are sure you want to change the classification. 

Edit Transactions

Change individual transactions for a specific day.

1. On the start page, choose PowerLunch under Applications in the main menu. 
2. Click Manager Screen under Management.
3. Click Edit Transactions. 

4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

   Field	Description
   Date Range	Enter the first and last days to be scanned using the format mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If you submit the date with an incorrect format, the date field is submitted as a blank entry.
   At this school	Choose the school from the pop-up menu.

5. Click Submit. 
6. Click the transaction you want to edit.
7. Make any necessary changes to the transaction.
8. Click Submit.

Enter Meal Transactions for a Different Date

Use this option if you must manually record the day's sales.

1. On the start page, choose PowerLunch under Applications in the main menu. 
2. Click Manager Screen under Management. 
3. Click Transaction for a Different Date. 

4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

   Field	Description
   Date on which to enter transactions	Enter the date that will be used to record the transactions using the format mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If you submit the date with an incorrect format, the date field is submitted as a blank entry.
   Which meal	Choose the meal from the pop-up menu.
   School	The selected school appears.

5. Click Proceed to Serving Screen. The Record Sale page appears, and you can now enter the transactions as if they were occurring live.
   Note: When you finish entering the transactions for the different date, sign out of PowerLunch to reset the date.