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Theoretical Ordering

Last updated: 13th October 2026

The Theoretical Ordering panel allows you to attach the menu to clients and apply dietary preferences.

You can find this panel below the menu workspace:

Once a client is attached to the menu,  items that don’t fit their dietary preferences will automatically be greyed out making them easy to identify:

The menu footer features dynamic colour-coded indicators that automatically evaluate combined daily totals against pre-configured patient DRV targets.  

The totals highlight in:

  • Blue when within recommended ranges.
  • Red when outside target bounds.
  • Amber with percentage indicators for items within a ±7.5% boundary margin.