Menu Plan Constraints: Get Alerts, Highlights, and Real-Time Blocking

Learn how to enforce and highlight Menu Plan constraints, get alerts when they're violated, and quickly find non-compliant items before approving events.

⚠️ Highlight Menu Plan Constraints

By now, you probably already know you can set constraints on your Menu Plan — right?

For example:

• Want to ensure everything in the plan is gluten-free? Add a Dietary Flag constraint.

• Need to guarantee that all items (or a specific item group) include a specific tag? Use a Category constraint.

Well, we just made working with constraints a whole lot better!

🚦 Smarter Constraint Enforcement

Now, constraints are enforced in real time and during approval:

• ✅ When adding a new Event Item, Galley will prevent you from adding anything that violates a constraint
  
  

• ⚠️ When trying to approve an Event, the system will check all constraints and let you know if anything’s off
  

• 👀 You’ll also see an attention icon in the sidebar if any violations exist
  

👀 See What’s Off — And Fix It Fast

Want to check what’s going on?

1. Click the notification
   or
   Open the sidebar

2. You’ll see a list of which constraints are being violated

3. Click “Highlight items” to:

   • Instantly see which items are causing the issue

   • Navigate to them for quick review or edits

This helps you enforce compliance, maintain dietary or category requirements, and keep your plans clean — all before anything hits approval.

Let me know if you want this version adapted for release notes, help docs, or in-app messaging!

Happy planning,
The Galley Team 👩‍🍳