Windows used to manage draft menu items:
All of these windows are opened from the directory.
Editor window is opened by the command and allows one or more draft menu items to be edited.
The window is opened when one draft menu item is selected in the table.
By default the editor window contains the Properties , Access , Picture , IDs, Price schedule and Photograph panels.
The exact combination of additional panels depends on the value selected in the Class field.
The editor window for menu items with the class Simple service is composed of these panels only.
The additional Stock item panel is displayed for a draft menu item belonging to the class Stock item.
The additional Timed service panel is displayed for a draft menu item belonging to the class Timed service.
The additional Prepaid credits panel is displayed for a draft menu item belonging to the class Prepaid credits.
The Properties panel is used to add attributes for the draft menu item. It is the same as the Properties panel in the menu item window.
Attributes of the draft menu item will come into effect in the active menu only when the draft has been activated.
The Properties panel is composed of the following fields:
Draft menu group – name of the group that the menu item is contained in. Required field.
Selection is made in the window.
Draft menu groups determine the hierarchical structure of the menu that will be displayed on the terminal after the draft has been activated.
Based on – name of the basic item of the draft menu, which attributes were used to create this draft menu item.
Name – name of the draft menu item. Required field.
When the draft has been activated the item name will be used to:
Short name – shorthand name for the draft menu item.
When the draft has been activated, the short name can be used in the POS terminal menu.
To enable short names in the terminal menu, the UseShortName parameter in the terminal configuration must be set to True.
UseShortName = True
Art. number – article number for the draft menu item.
Description – description of the draft menu item.
Any additional information can be entered in this field.
Price – price for the specified volume (quantity, weight, time) of the draft menu item. Required field.
Draft menu items prices do not include any potential discounts or extra charges.
If the menu item has a sales parameter that allows its price to be changed when adding the menu item to an order on the POS terminal, this value can be altered directly at the terminal when adding the item to an order or when editing its properties in an order.
VAT % – shows the rate of value added tax (VAT) used for selling the draft menu item.
Volume – number of units of measurement (quantity, weight, time) in one portion of the draft menu item expressed in preset menu units of measurement. Required field.
The volume will be displayed in the POS terminal menu. By default, this value is displayed in the guest tab when the menu item is added to an order.
If the menu item has a sales parameter that allows its volume to be changed, this value can be altered directly at the terminal when adding the item to an order.
In case of dishes and goods the specified volume is linked to the stock item deducted from store when these menu items are sold. The proportion of the menu item volume to the stock item volume is specified in the Stock item panel.
Unit (menu) – unit of measurement used to keep records of the draft menu item. Required field.
The field contains a text value which is by no means related to other menu units of measurement.
After the draft is activated, this menu unit of measurement will be shown in the specifications of orders, bills, receipts, as well as in various reports.
Type – name of the menu type that the draft menu item belongs to.
Concurrence – name of the concurrence with which the draft menu item is associated. Required field.
Selection is made in the window.
Concurrence is used to group draft menu items with similar sales parameters.
Each menu item must be associated with a concurrence. The availability of a menu item at a POS terminal depends on whether the menu item's concurrence is included in the Sales settings made for this terminal.
Button format – button format used to select the draft menu item in the POS terminal menu.
Selection is made in the window.
Button format defines the appearance of a control key displayed on the POS terminal screen to select this menu item.
Button format can be used when the GridButton parameter in the POS terminal configuration is set to True value.
Show = ( GridButton = True
Modifier – name of the draft modifier to be applied to the draft menu item.
Selection is made in the window.
This window is identical to the window, but only draft modifiers are available for selection.
Sales parameter – sales parameter of the draft menu item.
Selection is made in the window.
Sales parameters allow properties of menu items (course, quantity, volume and price) to be altered at the POS terminal when adding these menu items to an order or when editing an order. Moreover, any comments can be added to the items already added to an order if needed.
Sales parameter defines which operations should be made when adding the menu item to an order or when editing its properties in an order. Depending on the specified sales parameter, the menu item may be added to an order at the POS terminal immediately upon selection or only after specifying additional properties.
Selection code – code for quick selection in the POS terminal menu to speed up the search of menu items.
Popular items can be added to an order quickly by entering the quick selection code at the terminal.
The quick selection code is a number which is entered on the numerical keypad on the terminal screen.
Index – value which determines the position of the item in the POS terminal menu.
By default, a new menu item is added to the lowest position in the list of items in the menu (i.e. it is given the highest index number).
For sale – defines whether items in the group can be sold independently. Required field.
Value is selected from No or Yes.
If No is selected, the menu group will not be displayed and will not be available for selection on the POS terminal. This is typically used for modifier groups that are not to be sold separately.
Exclude from sale – temporary removal of the draft menu item from sale.
Value is selected from No or Yes.Yes option makes it possible to temporarily exclude the item from sale without deleting it from the directory.
The menu item will be simultaneously removed from the menus of all terminals in all divisions.
Class – attribute which determines how the draft menu item is sold and how its price is calculated. Required field.
Selection is made from the list of the following options:
Simple service
Timed service
Stock item
Prepaid credits
(inherited)
The option Stock item should be assigned to menu items related to goods and dishes. Stock items associated with such menu items are added to sales records. The option Timed service is for menu items that represent timed services. Menu items related to simple services are classified as Simple service. For menu items that can be used to pay orders, select the option Prepaid credits.
The default option is Stock item. When the option Stock item is selected, the window contains the additional Stock item panel. When Timed service is selected, the Timed service panel is displayed. In case Prepaid credits is set to the field, you will find the Prepaid credits panel.
The option (inherited) will be made available if the menu item was created on the basis of another menu item of the draft menu (the Based on field is completed).
If the (inherited) option is selected in the Class filed, the menu item window will be composed of the same panels as the window of the basic item.
Shortcut – indicates whether the draft menu item will be used as the shortcut of its basic draft menu item.
It is used to determine the order in which sales of basic and inherited items will be presented in reports.
Value is selected from No or Yes.
If Yes is selected, only basic menu item will be presented in reports, but the volume of sales will track all the sales of inherited menu items (menu item shortcuts). The No option makes it possible to separate sales of the basic menu item from sales of inherited menu items.
Click to save data. Selecting will save data without closing the window. Selecting will close the window without saving data.
The edited draft menu item is given the status Edited.
If multiple items are selected, the multiple draft menu item editor window opens. Then a panel listing the selected items is added to the window, and the window's header changes over to .
Only the panels that are common to all the selected draft menu items are displayed.
The panels and fields are the same as in the editor window.
The entry window is used to add one or more new draft menu items to the directory.
The window is opened by the command or by pasting one draft menu item from the clipboard.
The panels and fields are the same as in the window.
The added draft menu item is given the status Added.
The window is opened when pasting several draft menu items from the clipboard.
The multiple entry window contains only those panels which are common for all of the added draft menu items. In addition, in the window there will be shown a list of the draft menu items pasted from the clipboard.
The panels and fields are the same as in the editor window.
The viewing window will open by the command. The window is used to view one or more selected draft menu items from an activated draft.
If one draft menu item is selected, the viewing window will open.
The panels and fields are the same as in the editor window.
Selecting will close the viewer window.
When two or more draft menu items are selected for viewing, the multiple viewing window will open. It contains a panel displaying the selected draft menu items. The window's header changes over to .
Only the panels that are common to all the selected draft menu items are displayed in the multiple viewing window.
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