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# How to Use Bulk Update in Your Menu

# How to Use Bulk Update in Your Menu

Updating items one at a time takes a long time when your menu has dozens of dishes. The **Bulk Update** feature lets you change prices, categories, tax slabs, packaging charges, availability, and special-instruction settings for many items at once. This guide walks through each part.

### Step 1: Open the Bulk Update Window

1. Log in to your dashboard.
2. In the left sidebar, click **Menu**.
3. On the **Menu Items** page, look at the top-right corner. Next to the green **Add item** button, you'll see **Bulk uploads** and **Bulk update**.
4. Click **Bulk update**.

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### Step 2: Update Prices

Use this tab to raise or adjust prices across your menu in one go.

1. Click the **Prices** tab.
2. Under **Apply to**, choose what should change:
   * **All (menu items + choices & add-ons):** every price on your menu
   * **Menu items:** only the main dishes
   * **Choices & add-ons:** only the extras, such as toppings or sides
3. Under **Prices**, pick how to change the price from the dropdown (it shows *Increase with (%)* by default). Then type the percentage in the box next to it.
4. Under **Rounding**, choose how the new prices should be rounded:
   * **None:** keep the exact calculated price
   * **Upwards** (e.g., 7.62 → 8.00)
   * **Downwards** (e.g., 7.62 → 7.00)
   * **Upwards to .99** (e.g., 7.62 → 7.99)
5. Click **Preview prices** to review the new prices before anything is saved.

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### Step 3: Change Categories

Use this to move many items into a different category at once.

1. Click the **Categories** tab.
2. Check the **Items** box to confirm how many items are selected (e.g., "25 selected"). Click the edit icon to change the selection.
3. Open the **Categories** dropdown ("Choose a category") and pick the destination category.
4. Click **Apply to \[number] items**.

All selected items move to that category.


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| Always preview first. A mistyped percentage can change your whole menu.

### Step 4: Set the Tax Slab

Use this when several items share the same tax rate.

1. Click the **Tax slab** tab.
2. Confirm the selected items in the **Items** box.
3. Open the **Tax slab** dropdown ("Choose a tax slab") and select the right slab.
4. Click **Apply to \[number] items**.

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||| Note: This replaces any tax slab the selected items currently have. Double-check your selection before applying.


### Step 5: Set the Packaging Charge

Use this to apply a per-item packaging fee for takeaway and delivery orders.

1. Click the **Packaging charge** tab.
2. Confirm the selected items.
3. Enter the amount in rupees (₹) in the **Packaging charge** box.
4. Click **Apply to \[number] items**.

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This sets the **per-item** packaging charge on every selected item. The field starts at 0.

### Step 6: Control Availability

Use this to show or hide many items quickly, for example when a section of the menu is unavailable.

1. Click the **Availability** tab.
2. Confirm the selected items.
3. Choose one option:
   * **Show on menu:** makes the items visible to customers
   * **Hide from menu:** removes them from the customer menu
4. Click **Apply to \[number] items**.

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### Step 7: Set Special Instructions

Use this to decide whether customers must leave a note when ordering an item, which suits customizable dishes.
1. Click the **Special instructions** tab.
2. Confirm the selected items.
3. Under **Special instruction required**, choose:
   * **Required:** when a customer taps **Add**, the item page opens so they can leave a special instruction
   * **Not required:** the item is added normally
4. Click **Apply to \[number] items**.

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