Once items are created in Lightspeed Restaurant, you can always modify them from your Back Office to update details, such as the item’s price or description.

Select your Items page version to filter the setup steps.

• There are two ways to edit items. You can edit the entries directly in the table by selecting and editing the relevant field, or you can click the Name   of the item to be taken to the Item details page. Optionally, you can also click the ellipsis  in an item's row and select Edit from the drop-down.

  Editing item details

  1. Log in to the Back Office with your Lightspeed credentials.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Menu management > Items.
  3. Edit items in one of the following two ways:
     • Edit items directly in the table by clicking the relevant field or selecting the pencil icon   beside it. Note: If a field has a caret   beside it, clicking it shows a drop-down menu that can be used to update the item information.
       
     • Edit items from the Item details page by clicking the Name  of the item or by clicking the ellipsis  in an item's row and selecting Edit from the drop-down menu.
       
  4. Make the required changes. See Understanding item details for information on what can be edited.
  5. Click the Save button to save the changes.
  Depending on your account permissions, some actions may not be available or require additional steps.

  Editing multiple items at once

  If you need to archive or update the sharing status of multiple items, these actions can be performed on multiple items all at once:
  1. From the Items page, click on the checkboxes  located in the leftmost column of the items table for the items that you want to edit. Note: Clicking the checkboxes beside the Name column will select all items on the page.
  2. Click Actions.
  3. Select Archive or Assign sharing status from the drop-down menu.
  4. Finalize your decision on the screen that follows. Note: If the items are attached to a menu, group, or combo, archiving it will also remove them from these groupings across all business locations.

• There are two ways to edit items. You can edit the entries directly in the table by selecting and editing them, or you can use the Edit button next to the appropriate item to make detailed changes.

  Editing item details

  1. Log in to the Back Office with your Lightspeed credentials.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Menu management > Items.
  3. Either update the entries directly in the table by clicking them or click the Edit button next to the appropriate item.
  4. Make the required changes. See Understanding item details for information on what can be edited.
  5. Click the Savebutton to save the changes.

  

Understanding item details

The options outlined in the table below are available only when editing existing items after clicking Edit. To learn more about the other item details you can change, visit our Adding items article.

What’s next?

Disable and reenable items in the Back Office.

See Understanding item languages for information about setting up different languages for the description of your items.