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name

MENU CYCLE

number

116

location

^FH(116,

description

A menu cycle consists of some specified number of days each day of which is associated with a breakfast, noon, and evening meal. An effective date determines the start of the cycle and it will repeat until the effective date of another menu cycle begins.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	name(+)	0;1	FREE TEXT		B	This is the name of a menu cycle, and is often 'Summer cycle' or 'Winter cycle.'
1	day	DA;0	MULTIPLE	116.01		This field contains the day number within the cycle and is therefore 1 to the number of days in the cycle.
2	no. days in cycle(+)	0;2	NUMERIC			This is the number of days in the cycle, after which it will repeat. The day numbers in the Day Field (Field 1) should run from 1 to this number.
3	effective date	DT;0	MULTIPLE	116.02		This multiple contains dates upon which this cycle will become effective and will continue until superceded by the effective date of this or another cycle. The date becomes Day 1 of the selected cycle.