diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/views/fp_menu.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/views/fp_menu.xml
index faec6d53..6315fe80 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/views/fp_menu.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/views/fp_menu.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,20 @@
     Copyright 2026 Nexa Systems Inc.
     License OPL-1 (Odoo Proprietary License v1.0)
     Part of the Fusion Plating product family.
+
+    Top-level menu structure for the Plating app. Order in this file
+    matters — Odoo's data loader is strictly sequential, so every
+    parent menu must be defined BEFORE any child that references it
+    by xmlid. Sections in declaration order:
+      1. Root (menu_fp_root) + landing-action wiring
+      2. Configuration parent (menu_fp_config) + the 7 Phase-2 buckets
+      3. Compliance hub
+      4. Operations parent
+      5. All children of all three roots above (in any order)
 -->
 <odoo>
 
-    <!-- ===== ROOT APP MENU =====
-         Landing action wired via the resolver server action below.
-         Per-user override > company default > Sale Orders fallback. -->
+    <!-- ===== 1. ROOT APP MENU ===== -->
     <menuitem id="menu_fp_root"
               name="Plating"
               sequence="46"
@@ -16,22 +24,64 @@
               action="action_fp_resolve_plating_landing"
               groups="group_fusion_plating_operator"/>
 
-    <!-- ===== Compliance hub (Phase 1) =====
-         Bundles General Compliance + Safety + Aerospace + Nuclear + CGP
-         under one top-level. Each vertical's existing root menu is
-         re-parented here in its own module. -->
+    <!-- ===== 2. CONFIGURATION + 7 Phase-2 buckets ===== -->
+    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config"
+              name="Configuration"
+              parent="menu_fp_root"
+              sequence="90"
+              groups="group_fusion_plating_manager"/>
+
+    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_shop_setup"
+              name="Shop Setup"
+              parent="menu_fp_config"
+              sequence="10"/>
+
+    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_recipes_steps"
+              name="Recipes &amp; Steps"
+              parent="menu_fp_config"
+              sequence="20"/>
+
+    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_materials_tanks"
+              name="Materials &amp; Tanks"
+              parent="menu_fp_config"
+              sequence="30"/>
+
+    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_workforce"
+              name="Workforce"
+              parent="menu_fp_config"
+              sequence="40"/>
+
+    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_quality_docs"
+              name="Quality &amp; Documents"
+              parent="menu_fp_config"
+              sequence="50"/>
+
+    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_pricing_billing"
+              name="Pricing &amp; Billing"
+              parent="menu_fp_config"
+              sequence="60"/>
+
+    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_reference_data"
+              name="Reference Data"
+              parent="menu_fp_config"
+              sequence="70"/>
+
+    <!-- ===== 3. COMPLIANCE HUB (Phase 1) ===== -->
     <menuitem id="menu_fp_compliance_hub"
               name="Compliance"
               parent="menu_fp_root"
               sequence="50"
               groups="group_fusion_plating_supervisor"/>
 
-    <!-- ===== OPERATIONS ===== -->
+    <!-- ===== 4. OPERATIONS ===== -->
     <menuitem id="menu_fp_operations"
               name="Operations"
               parent="menu_fp_root"
               sequence="18"/>
 
+    <!-- ===== 5. CHILD MENUS ===== -->
+
+    <!-- Operations children -->
     <menuitem id="menu_fp_process_recipes"
               name="Process Recipes"
               parent="menu_fp_operations"
@@ -68,6 +118,7 @@
               action="action_fp_replenishment_suggestion"
               sequence="40"/>
 
+    <!-- Configuration children (referencing the 7 buckets above) -->
     <menuitem id="menu_fp_replenishment_rules"
               name="Replenishment Rules"
               parent="menu_fp_config_materials_tanks"
@@ -80,53 +131,6 @@
               action="action_fp_operator_cert"
               sequence="20"/>
 
-    <!-- ===== CONFIGURATION ===== -->
-    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config"
-              name="Configuration"
-              parent="menu_fp_root"
-              sequence="90"
-              groups="group_fusion_plating_manager"/>
-
-    <!-- Phase 2 — group the ~36 flat configuration entries into 6
-         themed folders + Settings (sibling, stays at top). Existing
-         menu IDs are unchanged so bookmarks / data refs still work;
-         each child just moves to a new parent. -->
-
-    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_shop_setup"
-              name="Shop Setup"
-              parent="menu_fp_config"
-              sequence="10"/>
-
-    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_recipes_steps"
-              name="Recipes &amp; Steps"
-              parent="menu_fp_config"
-              sequence="20"/>
-
-    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_materials_tanks"
-              name="Materials &amp; Tanks"
-              parent="menu_fp_config"
-              sequence="30"/>
-
-    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_workforce"
-              name="Workforce"
-              parent="menu_fp_config"
-              sequence="40"/>
-
-    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_quality_docs"
-              name="Quality &amp; Documents"
-              parent="menu_fp_config"
-              sequence="50"/>
-
-    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_pricing_billing"
-              name="Pricing &amp; Billing"
-              parent="menu_fp_config"
-              sequence="60"/>
-
-    <menuitem id="menu_fp_config_reference_data"
-              name="Reference Data"
-              parent="menu_fp_config"
-              sequence="70"/>
-
     <menuitem id="menu_fp_facilities"
               name="Facilities"
               parent="menu_fp_config_shop_setup"