Windows used to manage units of measurement:
All of these windows are opened from the directory.
The editor window is opened by the command and allows one ore more menu units of measurement to be edited.
If one element is selected in the table, the editor window will opened.
The window contains the Properties , Access and Supplementary units panels.
The Properties panel is composed of the following fields:
Name – name of the menu unit of measurement. This field must be filled out.
The name is made available when selecting the menu item on the POS terminal, then it is added to specifications of orders, bills and receipts, as well as to print layouts of various reports.
Description – a user-defined text description of the measurement unit.
Any additional information can be entered in this field.
Type – type of the menu unit of measurement. Required field.
Any text description can be entered into the field.
Format – number format for displaying volume of the menu item.
If no format is entered, the default quantity accuracy is three decimal places.
In order to change the format, use «#», «0», «.» and «,» symbols. The «#» symbol means that only significant digits will be made available in the box. The «0» symbol means that decimal digits will be displayed. The «.» symbol determines where the decimal separator should be positioned. The first decimal point determines where the integer part of the value is separated from its fractional part. All other characters «.» in the number format will be ignored when displayed. The «,» symbol is used to divide the integer part of the value into groups of 3 digits. Quantity's display format also determines the way of its rounding.
For example, if the number format #.00 L is set, then 1.5 L of beer will be displayed in orders, bills, etc. as beer 1.50 L, while 0.03 L of sauce will be displayed as sauce .03 L. See the table below for more examples:
|
Format |
1234 |
-1234 |
0.5 |
0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 |
1234 |
-1234 |
1 |
0 |
|
0.00 |
1234.00 |
-1234.00 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
|
#.## |
1234 |
-1234 |
.5 | |
|
#,##0.00 |
1,234.00 |
-1,234.00 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
The format is also used to calculate volumes. The volume will be calculated as precisely as it has been specified in the format.
Click to save data. Selecting will save data without closing the window. Selecting will close the window without saving data.
In order to alter multiple measurement units, open an editor window by selecting more than one measurement unit. The title of the window header changes over to . A panel with a list of selected elements is added to the editor window.
The fields and their purpose are the same as in the editor window.
The entry window is used to add one or more units of measurement to the directory.
The window is opened by the command or by pasting an element from the clipboard.
The fields and their purpose are the same as in the editor window.
Multiple entry window will be opened in case pasting more than one element from the clipboard. Then the panel with the list of selected items is added to the entry window, and its title changes over to .
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