Menu item ID windows
The following windows are used to work with menu item IDs:
Editor windows are used to edit one or more menu item IDs.
Editor window
The window is opened by the command from the IDs panel context menu, when one menu item ID is selected.
Menu item ID editor window
Form fields:
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Menu item — name of the menu item that the ID is assigned to.
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Quantity — number of portions of the menu item that the ID represents.
This quantity will be added to the order when the ID is entered at the terminal. Or, if the menu item's sales parameters allow its quantity to be edited, this quantity will appear by default in the editor window when the ID is entered.
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Volume — volume of the menu item that the ID represents.
This volume will be added to the order when the ID is entered at the terminal. Or, if the menu item's sales parameters allow the number of portions to be edited, this volume will appear by default in the editor window when the ID is entered.
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Unit (menu) — unit of measurement used for the menu item.
Read-only. Field name is not displayed.
The field displays the name of the menu item unit of measurement specified in the Properties panel.
The volume of the menu item added will be defined in the unit of measurement specified for the menu item itself. This field is read only and no other unit of measurement can be selected.
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Code — ID code or mask. Required field.
If No is selected in the Mask field, the code is a unique ID. If Yes is selected, it is a partial ID mask.
Different ID codes can be used in different variations on one and the same menu item.
For example one ID could be for a pint of Guinness and another ID for a half pint.
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Type — ID type. Required field.
Selection is made in the window.
The most common ID types are included as system objects. Other types can be added as required.
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Mask — defines whether the ID code is a mask.
The value is selected from Yes or No.
An ID mask is used for different menu items of the same type that are added to an order as one item, for example Bottled juices could cover Bottled orange juice, Bottled tomato juice and Bottled pineapple juice.
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Comment — short comment.
Selecting will add the data to the IDs panel and close the entry window. Selecting will close the window without saving any changes.
Multiple editor window
When two or more menu item IDs are selected for editing, the multiple menu item ID editor window will open. It has a panel displaying a list of the selected menu item IDs. The title in the window header is .
Multiple menu item IDs editor window
When multiple records are selected for editing, any changes that are saved will be applied to all of the selected records.
The fields are the same as in the editor window.
Entry window
The entry window is opened by the command from the IDs panel context menu.
Menu item ID entry window
The fields are the same as in the editor window.
IDs panel in the Menu item window
The IDs panel contains a list of IDs that are assigned to the menu item.
IDs panel
Columns in the IDs panel data grid:
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Menu item — name of the menu item, the same as in the Name field of the Properties panel.
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Quantity — number of portions of the menu item that the ID represents.
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Volume — volume of the menu item that the ID represents.
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Unit (menu) — unit of measurement used for the menu item.
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Code — ID code.
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Type — ID type.
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Mask — flag for using ID code mask.
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Comment — short comment.
Context menu commands:
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— add a menu item ID.
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— edit a menu item ID.
This command is only available in populated data grids.
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— permanently delete menu item id from the list.
This command is only available in populated data grids.
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— print out.
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— contains additional commands for working with data grids.
Menu item IDs are added using the window. The and windows are used for editing.
The permanent delete confirmation prompt is used when deleting menu item IDs.