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Creating and assigning Menu Tags in Garson.Pro

Overview of Menu Tags for Bulk Management

Welcome to Garson.Pro. In this video, you’ll learn how tags work, what tag types are available, and how to use tags to manage menu sections and menu items efficiently and in bulk.

Tags in Garson.Pro are a powerful way to group and control multiple elements at once. Instead of changing settings item by item, you can apply a tag and manage everything together.

Menu Section tag types include Promotions and Offers.

Menu Item tag types include Life Style, Ingredients, and Allergens.

Some Menu Item tags can also have values, such as Volume, Weight, Size, or POS codes.

Order Process tag types are used for Workflow control during ordering.

Now let’s create a new tag.

Open the Tags section. [Open Tags]

Click Create to add a new tag. [Click Create — top left]

On the tag form, the tag type is already selected based on where you created it from, for example Promotions or Offers for menu sections, or Allergens and Ingredients for menu items. [Review Tag type]

Enter the tag label. This is what staff and customers will see. [Type Label]

If your business supports multiple languages, you can edit all languages at once or generate translations automatically. [Click Language selector – ALL]
[Click Translate]

Enable Tag value is required if this tag needs a value, such as Volume, Weight, Size, or a POS code. The value is entered later, when the tag is assigned to a menu item or menu section, not when the tag itself is created. For example, you can create a Volume tag and then set its value to 200 milliliters when assigning it to a specific menu item. [Toggle Tag value is required]

If you want customers and staff to filter the menu using this tag, enable Filterable. [Toggle Filterable]

If this tag is for internal management only and should not be visible to customers, enable Hidden. [Toggle Hidden]

Tags can also enforce visibility and availability in bulk.

If you enable Override → Available, then using this tag will set all linked menus and items to available so customers can order them. [Toggle Override → Available]

If you enable Override → Visible, then using this tag will make all linked menus and items visible in the menu. [Toggle Override → Visible]

Save the tag. [Click Create]

Now the tag is available for assignment.

Let’s assign tags to multiple menu sections.

Open the menu sections list and select the sections you want to manage together. [Open Menu]

Select menu sections. Click assign tags button top right. [Check menu sections and Click List – Tags]

Select the tag you want to assign.

If the tag requires a value, enter the value for this assignment.
Tag values can be translated if needed. If translation is not required, simply copy the same value to all languages.

For example, select the Volume tag, choose milliliters as the unit, and enter 200 as the value. [Select Volume → Enter 200 ml]

Another example is a Promotions tag like Weekend Special. This tag does not require a value — just select it. [Select Weekend Special]

Apply the selected tags. [Click Apply]

From now on, changing the visibility or availability on this tag will affect all linked menu sections at once.

Now let’s assign tags to menu items.

Open a menu section by clicking Items button, then lets select multiple items by clicking on the checkbox. [Open Menu Items]
[Select menu items]

Open the tags assignment list. [Click List – Tags]

Select tags such as Vegan, Gluten-Free, Contains Nuts, or Ingredients tags, then apply. [Select tags → Click Apply]

That’s it! You now know how to create and assign tags to menu sections and menu items for efficient bulk management.

Let’s look at order workflow tags.

In this video, you’ll learn how workflow tags control internal order processing and how staff use them to manage orders efficiently.

Workflow tags are used to control internal order processing. They are hidden from customers and used only by staff.

Workflow tags define how orders and order items move through different preparation and service steps, such as kitchen, bar, table delivery, or outside delivery.

The key idea is simple: workflow tags represent steps in the order flow. These tags are sorted using drag and drop, and their order matters.

Only one workflow tag is active at any time. The active tag is always the first one in the list.

Workflow tags can be assigned to menu sections or menu items.
Tags assigned to menu sections apply to the whole order.
Tags assigned to menu items apply only to those items.

On the staff mobile page, orders and order items can be filtered by workflow tags. Staff can apply filter to see only the items related to their current workflow step.

When the active workflow step is completed, staff remove the active tag. The next workflow tag in the list automatically becomes active and routes the order or item to the next step.

Workflow tags can also have values if needed, for example to add short internal notes or report item status.

Let’s create a simple full example.

First, create workflow tags for order type. [Create Workflow tag Dine-In]
[Create Workflow tag Takeout]

Sort these tags so Dine-In has higher priority than Takeout. [Drag Dine-In above Takeout]

Assign these workflow tags to menu sections where they make sense.

For example, we do not deliver bar items, so we will not assign Takeout to the Drinks menu section. [Assign Dine-In to Drinks menu section]

Next, create workflow tags for delivery type. [Create Workflow tag Table Delivery]
[Create Workflow tag Outside Delivery]

Sort these tags so Table Delivery has higher priority than Outside Delivery. [Drag Table Delivery above Outside Delivery]

Assign these delivery workflow tags to the relevant menu sections.

Now create workflow tags for preparation areas. [Create Workflow tag Kitchen]
[Create Workflow tag Bar]

Arrange the preparation workflow order. [Drag Bar above Kitchen]

Assign these workflow tags to the relevant menu items.

Now let’s see how workflow works in practice.

An order item assigned to Bar, Dine-In, and Table Delivery will appear first in the bar view on the staff mobile page, because Bar is the first active workflow step. When the bartender finishes, they remove the Bar tag, and the next workflow tag becomes active.

If the next active tag is Table Delivery, the item is now routed to staff responsible for delivering items to tables. If instead Outside Delivery is the next active tag, it is routed to delivery staff.

This way, each team sees only the items they are responsible for, and workflow tag priority controls what happens first.

That’s it. You now know how workflow tags work, how tag order controls routing, and how staff use workflow tags to manage orders efficiently on the mobile page.

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