Auto-assign on renewal (menu slots)

When a customer doesn't choose meals before the cutoff, the app can automatically fill their order using the menu slots (Menu #) they picked last time. The same slot numbers in the new menu are assigned, so renewals stay close to each customer's usual taste. This replaces the old Chef's Choice feature.

Steps

1. Open Menus, then open the Settings tab.
2. Turn on Enable slot-based auto-assignment and click Save.
3. Go back to Weekly Menus (or Templates). Each meal now shows a Menu # slot number.
4. Keep the same slot meaningful across weeks (for example, slot #3 is always the spicy option) so renewals match each customer's taste.
5. Edit a meal's Menu # to reorder slots; deleting a meal leaves its slot number free, and the next meal you add reclaims the lowest free number.

Frequently asked questions

What happens if a customer hasn't chosen their meals?

When billing runs, the app checks whether the customer has a saved selection. If not, it looks at the most recent week they did choose, reads which slots (Menu #) they picked, and assigns the meals sitting in those same slots in the current menu. Selection respects the customer's meals-per-week.

What if the customer has never made a selection?

There is nothing to base the slots on, so no meals are auto-assigned. Billing still runs normally and you or your team can add the meals manually afterwards.

What is a Menu # (slot)?

Every meal in a menu has a stable slot number shown as Menu #1, #2, and so on. The slot is a fixed position, not just row order, so the same number can hold a different meal each week while still representing the same kind of meal.

Do I have to turn this on?

No. It is off by default. When it's off, the Menu # column is hidden and no meals are auto-assigned on renewal. Slot numbers are still recorded in the background, so turning it on later works on existing menus and orders.

How do I know if an order was auto-assigned?

Auto-assigned orders are marked in the billing record (auto-assign mode: slot). You can see this when reviewing the subscription in Subscriptions.

What happened to Chef's Choice?

Chef's Choice has been replaced by slot-based auto-assignment. Instead of marking a fixed set of default meals, renewals now follow each customer's own past slot choices, which keeps their orders closer to what they actually like.